- Soft horizontal substratesHabitat: Always found on soft horizontal substrates at depths of 20 metres or more, usually in association with Heteropsammia cochlea and Cycloseris cyclolites. Abundance: May be locally abundant (commonly 40 individuals per square metre).www.coralsoftheworld.org/species_factsheets/species_factsheet_summary/heteroc…
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Alles weergeven op WikipediaHeterocyathus aequicostatus is native to the tropical and sub-tropical Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from Madagascar and the Arabian Peninsula to Indonesia, Australia, the Philippines and Japan. It is found at depths of at least 20 m (66 ft) and sometimes down to 100 m (330 ft) on level or gently … Meer weergeven
Heterocyathus aequicostatus is a small species of coral in the family Caryophylliidae in the order Scleractinia, the stony corals. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. … Meer weergeven
This coral sometimes harbours photosynthetic, single-celled dinoflagellates called Zooxanthellae in its tissues. The … Meer weergeven
In general coral reefs are being degraded, and although this coral is a common species, it is likely that its populations are in decline … Meer weergeven
Heterocyathus aequicostatus is a small, solitary, free-living coral with a flat base. The polyp sits in a roughly circular corallite (stony cup) which has up to four cycles of toothed septa (stony ridges) radiating from it, making 48 septa in total. These … Meer weergeven
Wikipedia-tekst onder CC-BY-SA-licensie 'Mobility of this genus is facultative which means they have the capacity to move around but not always will they exhibit it. Heterocyathus could have zooxanthellae in shallow water, however, they may live on without symbiotic algae at deeper depths. The Heterocyathus species is sometimes hermatypic or a hard coral primarily responsible for reef-building. In the case of Heterocyathus, reefs are made as the species produces layers of calcium carbonate beneath th…
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WEBHabitat: Always found on soft horizontal substrates at depths of 20 metres or more, usually in association with Heteropsammia cochlea and Cycloseris cyclolites. …
Influence of sipunculan (peanut worm) activity on orifice formation …
WEB29 apr. 2024 · Heterocyathus is a soft-substrate-dwelling solitary coral that cohabitates with a sipunculan worm inside a hollow cavity within the coral skeleton. This habitat, …
WEB1 dec. 2013 · In the present study, we examined two free-living coral species, Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne Edwards and Haime 1848 (Caryophyllidae) and …
Heterocyathus aequicostatus - Wikipedia
WEBHeterocyathus aequicostatus is een rifkoralensoort uit de familie van de Caryophylliidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1848 …
(A–D) Morphological characteristics of oral (top), bottom, and …
WEBHeterocyathus is a solitary scleractinian coral that lives on soft substrata, and sipunculan worms live symbiotically in the tube-like cavities (orifice) inside the coral skeletons.
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WEB8 mrt. 2022 · Solitary corals of the species Heteropsammia cochlea and Heterocyathus aequicostatus have been observed to live in symbiosis with the sipunculan worm …
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WEB20 sep. 2017 · During our survey of benthic fauna in Oshima Strait, north of Kakeroma Island, Ryukyu Islands, southern Japan, we found that some solitary scleractinian corals of the genera Heterocyathus and …
Heterocyathus aequicostatus, Striped bum coral - SeaLifeBase
WEBMembers of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote …
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