Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pleuractis paumotensis (Pleuractis paumotensis), recorded as Endangered
Pleuractis paumotensis (Pleuractis paumotensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Pleuractis paumotensis

Pleuractis paumotensis

Pleuractis paumotensis is a stony coral in the family Fungiidae (order Scleractinia), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pleuractis paumotensis
Taxonomy
Anthozoa · Scleractinia · Fungiidae · Pleuractis

Appearance

The colour is usually brown.

Range and habitat

Pleuractis paumotensis occurs in the Indian Ocean on upper reef slopes especially where there is considerable movement of the water as a result of wave action. It is usually found on sand or beds of coral fragments.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

A stony-coral colony is fixed. Growth, bleaching, and death happen in place. Collection and gear damage remove the skeleton as well as the tissue.

The colony stays where it settled. Water quality, light, and a stable bottom decide whether tissue remains on the skeleton.

In crisis

Warm-water bleaching, sedimentation, destructive fishing, and the curio trade sit behind many stony-coral badges. That is the group backdrop — confirm the official criteria for this name on the Red List.

Pleuractis paumotensis is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pleuractis paumotensis, Wikidata item Q14123925. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Pleuractis paumotensis?
Pleuractis paumotensis is a stony coral in the family Fungiidae (order Scleractinia).
What is the conservation status of Pleuractis paumotensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pleuractis paumotensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pleuractis paumotensis live?
Pleuractis paumotensis occurs in the Indian Ocean on upper reef slopes especially where there is considerable movement of the water as a result of wave action.
Why is Pleuractis paumotensis in crisis?
Warm-water bleaching, sedimentation, destructive fishing, and the curio trade sit behind many stony-coral badges. That is the group backdrop — confirm the official criteria for this name on the Red List.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pleuractis paumotensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pleuractis paumotensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.