Age at maturity

ID: 47

Class: Reproductive

Description:

The age at which a coral is observed to start producing gametes and spawning.

Standards:

• Duration (months)
• Duration (years) default

Methodologies:

• Derived from textual description
• Expert opinion
• Growth rings count
• inferred
• Inferred from growth rates and minimum size at reproduction
• Microscopy

Editor: Andrew Baird (contact)

Observations

Muricea californica

• 206992

  Age at maturity

  10 (years)

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Muricea fruticosa

• 206993

  Age at maturity

  5 (years)

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Ovabunda macrospiculata

• 206748

  Age at maturity

  2 (years)

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Paramuricea clavata

• 207375

  Age at maturity

  3 (years)

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• 206995

  Age at maturity

  12.50 (years)

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• 206990

  Age at maturity

  12.50 (years)

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Paramuricea placomus

• 207409

  Age at maturity

  31.45 (years)

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• 207408

  Age at maturity

  26.85 (years)

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Pennatula aculeata

• 258627

  Age at maturity

  6.50 (years)

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• 258628

  Age at maturity

  11.50 (years)

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Platygyra sinensis

• 156178

  Age at maturity

  6.5 (years)

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Pleurocorallium elatius

• 207466

  Age at maturity

  80 (years)

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Pleurocorallium konojoi

• 207467

  Age at maturity

  10 (years)

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Pleurocorallium secundum

• 200830

  Age at maturity

  13.00 (years)

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Plexaura kuna

• 207032

  Age at maturity

  5.00 (years)

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Primnoa pacifica

• 207290

  Age at maturity

  28.00 (years)

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Primnoa resedaeformis

• 207406

  Age at maturity

  12.10 (years)

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• 207407

  Age at maturity

  15.45 (years)

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Ptilosarcus gurneyi

• 201119

  Age at maturity

  5.00 (years)

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Sarcophyton glaucum

• 206458

  Age at maturity

  10 (years)

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• 206457

  Age at maturity

  6.50 (years)

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Umbellula encrinus

• 295119

  Age at maturity

  15 (years)

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• 295120

  Age at maturity

  9.00 (years)

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Virgularia juncea

• 207177

  Age at maturity

  0.50 (years)

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