Millepora boschmai is a species of fire coral. It was previously catalogued in two protected areas in Panama, the Coiba National Park and the Golfo de Chiriquí National Park.[3]
| Millepora boschmai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hydrozoa |
| Order: | Anthoathecata |
| Family: | Milleporidae |
| Genus: | Millepora |
| Species: | M. boschmai |
| Binomial name | |
| Millepora boschmai De Weerdt and Glynn 1991 | |
This species was typically found in upper, forereef slopes to deep sand and rubble slopes but they were most abundant at the reef base and deeper outer slopes.[4]
Conservation status
editAlthough this species was previously classified as Possibly Extinct by the IUCN in 2008,[3] this species is still poorly understood, and therefore was given the Data Deficient category in 2024. However, it is still considered rare.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 Cavada-Blanco, F.; Wilson, B.; Santodomingo, N.; Nuñez Lendo, C.I.; Croquer, A.; Samimi Namin, K.; Shlesinger, T. (2024). "Millepora boschmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T133300A174746646. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T133300A174746646.en. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
- 1 2 Guzmán, H.; Edgar, G. (2008). "Millepora boschmai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008 e.T133300A3678127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133300A3678127.en. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ↑ De Weerdt, W. H.; Glynn, P. W. (1991). A new and presumably now extinct species of Millepora (Hydrozoa) in the eastern Pacific.
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