Great Star Coral Montastraea cavernosa

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Montastraeidae [family]
Montastraea [genus] (1)
cavernosa [species]

Classification

Montastraeidae [family]
Montastraea [genus] (1)
cavernosa [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
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  • Klein Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Klein Curaçao
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  • Saba
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  • Saba Bank
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  • Sint Eustatius
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  • Sint Maarten
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Saba
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  • Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Maarten
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    Notes on presence status Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba.

    Publications

    • Beek, I.J.M. van, Meesters, E.H.W.G. 2013. Saba Bank research expedition 2011 - Progress report. 46 pp. IMARES, Wageningen UR.
    • Beek, I.J.M. van, Meesters, E.H.W.G. 2014. Saba Bank research expedition 2013 - Progress report. 45 pp. IMARES, Wageningen UR.
    • Clemenson, C. 2006. Coral growth on anthropogenic vs. natural substrates in Bonaire, N.A. Physis 1: 2-6.
    • Hoek, C. van den, Breeman, A.M. 1978. The distribution of Algae, Corals and Gorgonians in relation to depth, light attenuation, water movement and grazing pressure in the fringing coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 5: 1-46.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Hove, H.A. ten 2017. The invasive sun coral Tubastraea coccinea hosting a native Christmas tree worm at Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity 47: 59-65.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Moorsel, G.W.N.M. van 2016. Stony corals of St. Eustatius. In: Marine biodiversity survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. 32-37. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, and ANEMOON Foundation, Bennebroek.
    • Klomp, K.D., Kooistra, D.J. 2003. A post-hurricane, rapid assessment of reefs in the windward Netherlands Antilles (Stony Corals, Algae and Fishes). Atoll research bulletin 496(23).
    • Korzhavina, O.A., Hoeksema, B.W., Ivanenko, V.N. 2019. A review of Caribbean Copepoda associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, echinoderms and sponges. Contributions to Zoology. [link]
    • McKenna, S.A. & Etnoyer, P. 2010. Rapid Assessment of Stony Coral Richness and Condition on Saba Bank, Netherlands Antilles. PLoS ONE 5(5): 1-9.
    • Meij, S.E.T. van der 2014. Host species, range extensions, and an observation of the mating system of Atlantic shallow-water gall crabs (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae). Bulletin of Marine Science 90(4): 1001-1010.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
    • Nygaard, L. 2008. Size Distribution of Spirobranchus gianteus in Bonaire: Is There a Benefit of Recruitment to Live Coral? Physis 3: 25-30.
    • Pearson, J. 2008. The effects of storm damage on reef rugosity and coral species composition in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. Physis 3: 43-47.
    • Roos, P.J. 1964. The distribution of reef corals in Curaçao. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 20: 1-51.
    • Roos, P.J. 1971. The shallow-water stony corals of the Netherlands Antilles. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 37: 1-108.
    • Tienderen, K.M. van, Meij, S.E.T. van der 2015. Occurrence patterns of coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) over depth intervals in the Caribbean. 24. PeerJ.