Lithophyllon repanda
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Fungiidae |
| Genus: | Lithophyllon |
| Species: | L. repanda
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Lithophyllon repanda is a species of mushroom or disc coral in the family Fungiidae. This species is able to move to another location on occasion. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) rated it as a least-concern species, and it was originally described by James Dwight Dana in 1846. It occurs at depths of 1 to 30 metres (3 ft 3 in to 98 ft 5 in).
Description
[edit]L. repanda has thick and circular polyps with diameters of up to 300 millimetres (12 in), which are either arched or flat. Its septa are roughly equal and the septal teeth are visible. Its tentacles extend during the day and are pale in colour, but the species is without tentacular lobes. It has granular costal spines and the species is brown in colour.[3] It reaches diameters of up to 23.5 centimetres (9.3 in).[1]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the southwestern and northern Indian Ocean, eastern Africa, northern, eastern, and western Australia, the East China Sea, Japan, and the western and central Pacific Ocean.[1] It is a common species and no population figures are available, but its population is believed to be declining in line with the global decline in coral reefs. It is threatened by coral disease, climate change, bleaching, predators, human activity, fishing, and parasites. A 1991 study discovered that 75% of observed specimens were bleached due to rising sea temperatures. It is rated as a least-concern species by the IUCN and is listed under CITES Appendix II.[1] It is found at depths of between 1 and 30 metres (3 ft 3 in and 98 ft 5 in) on flats and slopes of reefs.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was originally described as Fungia repanda by Dana in 1846.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Fungia repanda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T132986A54172227. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T132986A54172227.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Fungia The Coral Hub. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Fungia repanda". Australian Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
Further reading
[edit]- Dana, J.D. (1846). "United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842". Zoophytes 7: 1-740. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.
- ReefCorner - Fungia Coral Database Entry
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fungiidae
- Cnidarians of the Indian Ocean
- Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean
- Fauna of the Red Sea
- Marine fauna of Africa
- Marine fauna of Asia
- Marine fauna of Oceania
- Marine fauna of Southeast Asia
- Marine fauna of West Asia
- Corals described in 1846
- Taxa named by James Dwight Dana