| 词条 | Balanophyllia europaea |
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Balanophyllia europaea (Risso, 1826).jpg | taxon = Balanophyllia europaea[2] | authority = (Risso, 1826) | synonyms = * Caryophyllia europaea Risso, 1826
}} Balanophyllia europea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. DescriptionPig-tooth corals are solitary hard corals with an oval shape. They grow to 4 to 6 cm in diameter and 2 cm in height. The body colour goes from light brown to green-brown, the polyp has almost transparent beaded tentacles which can have some red to yellow spots due to the presence of symbiotic micro-algae.[3] Distribution & habitatThis small madrepore is only found in the Mediterranean Sea. It likes shallow and bright underwater area and usually fixed itself on hard substrate like rocks, shells or other hard materials as deep as 50 m.[4] BiologyThis species likes shallow places because it is a photophilous species, that means it needs sunlight to maintain alive its symbiotic micro-algae.[4] B. europaeas are simultaneous hermaphrodites and brooders that reproduce sexually once a year.[5] After fertilization takes place in May and April, B. europaeas release their larvae in September and October.[5] The 3 mm long planulea larvae then settle after an average of seven days and begin to metamorphose into polyps and eventually full grown B. europaeas.[5]References1. ^{{IUCN|id=133085 |title=Balanophyllia europaea |assessor=IUCN |assessor-link=IUCN |version=2016.3 |year=2016 |accessdate=26 November 2016}} 2. ^http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135180 accessed 14 August 2014 3. ^http://doris.ffessm.fr/fiche2.asp?fiche_numero=498&fiche_etat=4&origine= 4. ^1 http://www.cotebleue.org/europaea.html 5. ^1 2 {{Cite journal | author = Bavestrello, G., Caroselli, E., Gizzi, F., Goffredo, S., Linares, C.L., Ozalp, B. & Terrón-Sigler, A. | title = Balanophyllia europaea | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2015 | page = e.T133085A75723638 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2015 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/133085/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T133085A75723638.en | access-date = 13 January 2018}} External links
3 : Dendrophylliidae|Fauna of the Mediterranean Sea|Animals described in 1826 |
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