Species Detail: Leptoseris cucculata
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Leptoseris cucculata
 
Authority: Ellis (1786)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Sunray lettuce coral Caribbean English
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa
 Scleractinia
(Stony Corals)		 Agariciidae Leptoseris
 
Taxonomic Comments: The genus Leptoseris is sometimes called Helioseris.
 
General Species Description: This is always leafy, usually a single whorl. Calices are considerably larger than those of Agaricia, and are strongly inclined outwards towards the edge of the plate. Series of calices commonly occur in concentric rows. Calices are commonly yellow, contrasting with the otherwise brown surface. It has a range of surface features caused by varying development of the ridges between calices. In some the ridges are very 'broken' forming numerous collines. (source: coralpedia).

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
CITES Global II
SPAW Caribbean III

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

No Habitats listed.

Distribution Status No Distributions listed.

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Population No Population listed.

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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References
Citation Author Reference Type
Humann, P. & N. Deloach. 2006. Reef coral identification (Florida Caribbean Bahamas). New World Publications, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida. Humann, P. & N. Deloach. 2006. Published document
The distribution of reef corals in Curaçao / P.J. Roos. - Roos, Pieter Jan. - In: Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean islands, vol. 20, no. 81 (1964); p. 1-51, ill. - With bibliogr. - Also in: Collected papers / Caribbean Marine Biological Institute, vol. 3, no. 40. - 1964 Roos, Pieter Jan Published document
The shallow-water stony corals of the Netherlands Antilles / P.J. Roos. - Roos, Pieter Jan. - In: Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean islands, vol. 37, no. 130 (1971); p. 1-108, ill. - With bibliogr. - Also in: Collected papers / Caribbean Marine Biological Institute, vol. 7, no. 99. - 1971 Roos, Pieter Jan Published document

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