Staghorn Coral

Acropora paniculata Verrill 1902

Acropora paniculata (Staghorn Coral) is a species of cnidarians in the family staghorn corals. It is listed as vulnerable by IUCN and in CITES Appendix II. Staghorn Coral form marine reefs. It is a photosymbiotroph. It has asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/vulnerable
Definition: A taxon is Vulnerable when the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E for Vulnerable, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
Source: http://apiv3.iucnredlist.org/api/v3/taxonredirect/132972

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CITES_II
Definition: Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. It also includes so-called "look-alike species", i.e. species whose specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons. International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. No import permit is necessary for these species under CITES (although a permit is needed in some countries that have taken stricter measures than CITES requires). Permits or certificates should only be granted if the relevant authorities are satisfied that certain conditions are met, above all that trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. (See Article IV of the Convention)
Source: https://www.speciesplus.net/#/taxon_concepts/10861/legal

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C25513
Definition: combine to create (something), eg: a structure

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000029
Definition: A biome expressed by strips or ridges of rocks, sand, or coral that rises to or near the surface of a body of marine water.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosymbiotroph
Definition: A consumer that derives energy from a photosynthetic symbiont

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019954
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953
Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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EOL has data for 30 attributes, including:

abundance
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C70589
- Definition: Relative degree of plentifulness.
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uncommon
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/uncommon
- Definition: Common species and uncommon species are designations used in ecology to describe the population status of a species. Commonness is closely related to abundance. Abundance refers to the frequency with which a species is found in controlled samples; in contrast, species are defined as common or uncommon based on their overall presence in the environment. A species may be locally abundant without being common.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_species
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corallite width
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/coralliteWidth
- Definition: The width of a corallite (skeleton of a single coral polyp), typically measured in association with another trait (e.g., eggs per polyp).
- Attribution: https://coraltraits.org/traits/213
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0.4 mm
developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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determinate growth
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/determinateGrowth
- Definition: determinate growth stops once a genetically pre-determined structure has completely formed
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeterminate_growth
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diameter
- URI: http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C25285
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15 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region
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Pacific Ocean
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1903
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growth habit
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/growthHabit
- Definition: general growth form, including size and branching. Some organisms have different growth habits depending on environment or location
- Attribution: Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 12, July 2012. Glossary: http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/top/glossarya_h.html#habit PLANTS Database Growth Habits Codes and Definitions: https://plants.usda.gov/growth_habits_def.html
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explanate
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/explanate
- Definition: colonies spread horizontally as branches fuse into a solid or near solid plate
- Attribution: http://www.coralsoftheworld.org/page/glossary/#Glossary_E
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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marine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447
- Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.
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home range
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HomeRange
- Definition: Size of the area within which everyday activities of individuals or groups (of any type) are typically restricted.
- Attribution: Kate E. Jones, Jon Bielby, Marcel Cardillo, Susanne A. Fritz, Justin O'Dell, C. David L. Orme, Kamran Safi, Wes Sechrest, Elizabeth H. Boakes, Chris Carbone, Christina Connolly, Michael J. Cutts, Janine K. Foster, Richard Grenyer, Michael Habib, Christopher A. Plaster, Samantha A. Price, Elizabeth A. Rigby, Janna Rist, Amber Teacher, Olaf R. P. Bininda-Emonds, John L. Gittleman, Georgina M. Mace, and Andy Purvis. 2009. PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals. Ecology 90:2648. http://esapubs.org/archive/ecol/E090/184/
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55249153.9 km^2
substrate-attached
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Attached
- Definition: This organism is normally physically attached to the substrate upon which it lives
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yes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/yes
- Definition: This statement is true; the answer to this question is yes.
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photosymbiotroph
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/photosymbiotroph
- Definition: A consumer that derives energy from a photosynthetic symbiont
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water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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10 m
wave exposure
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/waveExposure
- Definition: hydrodynamic exposure due to currents and tides
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exposed
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002425
- Definition: Open to view or not covered by another entity.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Staghorn coral. View this species on GBIF