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| status = VU
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN |assessors=DeVantier, L.; Hodgson, G.; Huang, D.; Johan, O.; Licuanan, A.; Obura, D.; Sheppard, C.; Syahrir, M.; Turak, E |year=2008 |version=2017.3 |id=133577 |title=Favites spinosa |downloaded=10 January 2018}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=DeVantier, L. |author2=Hodgson, G. |author3=Huang, D. |author4=Johan, O. |author5=Licuanan, A. |author6=Obura, D. |author7=Sheppard, C. |author8=Syahrir, M. |author9=Turak, E. |date=2008 |title=''Favites spinosa'' |volume=2008 |page=e.T133577A3811673 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133577A3811673.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Favites spinosa
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| authority = (Klunzinger, 1879)<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=Hoeksema, Bert |year=201 |title=''Favites spinosa'' (Klunzinger, 1879) |id=430662 |accessdate=9 August 2018}}</ref>
| phylum = [[Cnidaria]]
| synonyms = * ''Prionastraea spinosa'' <small>Klunzinger, 1879</small>
| classis = [[Anthozoa]]
| subclassis = [[Hexacorallia]]
| ordo = [[Scleractinia]]
| familia = [[Merulinidae]]
| genus = ''[[Favites]]''
| species = '''''F. spinosa'''''
| binomial = ''Favites spinosa''
| binomial_authority = (Klunzinger, 1879)<ref name=WoRMS>{{cite WoRMS |author=Hoeksema, Bert |year=201 |title=''Favites spinosa'' (Klunzinger, 1879) |id=430662 |accessdate=10 January 2018}}</ref>
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'''''Favites spinosa''''' is a [[species]] of [[Scleractinia|stony coral]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Merulinidae]]. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the eastern coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.<ref name=iucn/>
'''''Favites spinosa''''' is a [[species]] of [[Scleractinia|stony coral]] in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Merulinidae]]. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the eastern coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />

==Description==
''Favites spinosa'' forms small, solid rounded [[Colony (biology)|colonies]]. The [[corallite]]s (stony cups in which the [[polyp (zoology)|polyp]]s are seated) are deep with steep walls. The [[Septum (coral)|septa]] (stony ridges between the corallite walls) are straight and widely separated, alternately long and short, and rough due to the distinctive serrated teeth. The corallite walls are off-white and the corallite centres are dark.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0749 |title=''Favites spinosa'' |year=2013 |work=About Corals |publisher=Australian Institute of Marine Science |accessdate=10 January 2018}}</ref>


==Status==
==Status==
The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has rated the conservation status of this coral as "[[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]]". This is because it is a generally uncommon species with a scattered distribution throughout its wide range; its depth limit is {{convert|10|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} and this makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat disturbance, bleaching and coral disease.<ref name=iucn/>
The [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] has rated the conservation status of this coral as "[[Vulnerable species|vulnerable]]". This is because it is a generally uncommon species with a scattered distribution throughout its wide range; its depth limit is {{convert|10|m|ft|-1|abbr=on}} and this makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat disturbance, bleaching and coral disease.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Merulinidae]]
[[Category:Merulinidae]]
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Latest revision as of 03:14, 20 November 2021

Favites spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Genus: Favites
Species:
F. spinosa
Binomial name
Favites spinosa
(Klunzinger, 1879)[2]
Synonyms
  • Prionastraea spinosa Klunzinger, 1879

Favites spinosa is a species of stony coral in the family Merulinidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, its range extending from the eastern coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean to the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.[1]

Description

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Favites spinosa forms small, solid rounded colonies. The corallites (stony cups in which the polyps are seated) are deep with steep walls. The septa (stony ridges between the corallite walls) are straight and widely separated, alternately long and short, and rough due to the distinctive serrated teeth. The corallite walls are off-white and the corallite centres are dark.[3]

Status

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated the conservation status of this coral as "vulnerable". This is because it is a generally uncommon species with a scattered distribution throughout its wide range; its depth limit is 10 m (30 ft) and this makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat disturbance, bleaching and coral disease.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c DeVantier, L.; Hodgson, G.; Huang, D.; Johan, O.; Licuanan, A.; Obura, D.; Sheppard, C.; Syahrir, M.; Turak, E. (2008). "Favites spinosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133577A3811673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133577A3811673.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hoeksema, Bert (201). "Favites spinosa (Klunzinger, 1879)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Favites spinosa". About Corals. Australian Institute of Marine Science. 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2018.