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
Region
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.
Protected Status
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.