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Brazilian starlet coral Siderastrea stellata

Classification

Siderastrea [genus] (4)
stellata [species]

Classification

Siderastrea [genus] (4)
stellata [species]

Presence

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

Publications

  • 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.
  • 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.