Overview
Brief Summary
Biology
zooxanthellate
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Comprehensive Description
Biology: Skeleton
More info
| Author | Skeleton? | Mineral or Organic? | Mineral | Percent Magnesium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field, 1949 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Cairns, Hoeksema, and van der Land, 1999 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE | |
| Verrill, 1872 | YES | MINERAL | ARAGONITE |
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Distribution
Caribbean Sea, West Atlantic
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UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1318
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Nunes FLD, Norris RD, Knowlton N. (2011). Long Distance Dispersal and Connectivity in Amphi-Atlantic Corals at Regional and Basin Scales. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22298.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=162909
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 28 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 17 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 16 - 35
Temperature range (°C): 23.797 - 24.323
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 0.757
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.519 - 4.813
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.118 - 0.119
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 1.328
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 16 - 35
Temperature range (°C): 23.797 - 24.323
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 0.757
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.519 - 4.813
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.118 - 0.119
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 1.328
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 17 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 16 - 35
Temperature range (°C): 23.797 - 24.323
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 0.757
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.519 - 4.813
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.118 - 0.119
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 1.328
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 16 - 35
Temperature range (°C): 23.797 - 24.323
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.534 - 0.757
Salinity (PPS): 35.982 - 36.186
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.519 - 4.813
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.118 - 0.119
Silicate (umol/l): 1.193 - 1.328
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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