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Millepora boschmai

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Millepora boschmai
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

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

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Although 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2025-04-09.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ De Weerdt, W. H.; Glynn, P. W. (1991). A new and presumably now extinct species of Millepora (Hydrozoa) in the eastern Pacific.