Pillar Coral Dendrogyra cylindrus

Photo: Bert Hoeksema

Classification

Meandrinidae [family]
Dendrogyra [genus] (1)
cylindrus [species]

Classification

Meandrinidae [family]
Dendrogyra [genus] (1)
cylindrus [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Curaçao
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  • Saba Bank
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  • Sint Eustatius
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Saba Bank
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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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, Bonaire, St. Maarten and Saba.

    Publications

    • Beek, I.J.M. van, Meesters, E.H.W.G. 2013. Saba Bank research expedition 2011 - Progress report. 46 pp. IMARES, Wageningen UR.
    • Brinkmann, B.W., Fransen, C.H.J.M. 2016. Identification of a new stony coral host for the anemone shrimp Periclimenes rathbunae Schmitt, 1924 with notes on the host-use pattern. Contributions to Zoology 85(4): 437-456.
    • Hill, C.E.L., Lymperaki, M.M. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2021. A centuries-old manmade reef in the Caribbean does not substitute natural reefs in terms of species assemblages and interspecific competition. Marine Pollution Bulletin 169. [link]
    • 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.
    • 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]
    • Kristensen, I. 1971. Jaarverslag 1971. 33 pp. Carmabi Foundation Annual Report, Curaçao.
    • 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.
    • 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.