Siderastrea glynni coral
Siderastrea glynni coral
Siderastrea glynni
Protected Status
ESA Endangered - Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Throughout Its Range
Quick Facts
Weight
Not relevant for corals
Lifespan
Up to hundreds of years
Threats
Climate change, including ocean warming and ocean acidification,
Diseases,
Land-based sources of pollution,
Habitat degradation
Location
Pacific Islands,
Foreign
About the Species
Siderastrea glynni is a species of coral only found in Panama in Uraba Island, Panama Bay, near the Pacific opening of the Panama Canal.
Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. Siderastrea glynni is listed as endangered throughout its range under the ESA.
ESA Endangered - Foreign
- Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
- Throughout Its Range
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Cnidaria | Class | Anthozoa | Order | Scleractinia | Family | Siderastreidae | Genus | Siderastrea | Species | glynni |
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Management Overview
Siderastrea glynni is listed as endangered throughout its range under the Endangered Species Act.
Regulatory Actions & Documents
Final Rule To List the Dusky Sea Snake and Three Foreign Corals Under the Endangered Species Act
We, NOAA Fisheries, issue a final rule to list three foreign corals and the dusky sea snake under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). We considered comments submitted on the proposed listing rule and have determined that the three foreign corals (Cantharellus...
Effective