Corals That Are Candidates for Listing Under the ESA
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Status Review Report
In April 2012, NMFS completed a status review report and draft Management Report of the candidate species of corals. You may comment on the documents through July 31, 2012.
Background
In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity [pdf] to list under the ESA and designate critical habitat for these species, NMFS reviewed the status of the following 82 "candidate species" of corals (all petitioned species except for the Large Ivory Coral, Oculina varicosa):
- Acanthastrea brevis
- Acanthastrea hemprichii
- Acanthastrea ishigakiensis
- Acanthastrea regularis
- Acropora aculeus
- Acropora acuminate
- Acropora aspera
- Acropora dendrum
- Acropora donei
- Acropora globiceps
- Acropora horrida
- Acropora jacquelineae
- Acropora listeri
- Acropora lokani
- Acropora microclados
- Acropora palmerae
- Acropora paniculata - Fuzzy Table Coral
- Acropora pharaonis
- Acropora polystoma
- Acropora retusa
- Acropora rudis
- Acropora speciosa
- Acropora striata
- Acropora tenella
- Acropora vaughani
- Acropora verweyi
- Agaricia lamarcki - Lamarck's Sheet Coral
- Alveopora allingi
- Alveopora fenestrate
- Alveopora verrilliana
- Anacropora puertogalerae
- Anacropora spinosa
- Astreopora cucullata
- Barabattoia laddi
- Caulastrea echinulata
- Cyphastrea agassizi - Agassiz's Coral
- Cyphastrea ocellina - Ocellated Coral
- Dendrogyra cylindrus
- Dichocoenia stokesii - Elliptical Star Coral
- Euphyllia cristata
- Euphyllia paraancora
- Euphyllia paradivisa
- Galaxea astreata
- Heliopora coerulea
- Isopora crateriformis
- Isopora cuneata
- Leptoseris incrustans
- Leptoseris yabei
- Millepora foveolata
- Millepora tuberosa
- Montastraea annularis - Boulder Star Coral
- Montastraea faveolata - Mountainous Star Coral
- Montastraea franksi
- Montipora angulata
- Montipora australiensis
- Montipora calcarea
- Montipora caliculata
- Montipora dilatata - Hawaiian Reef Coral/Irregular Rice Coral
- Montipora flabellata - Blue Rice Coral
- Montipora lobulata
- Montipora patula - Sandpaper Rice Coral/Spreading Coral/Ringed Rice Coral
- Mycetophyllia ferox
- Pachyseris rugosa
- Pavona bipartite
- Pavona cactus
- Pavona decussate
- Pavona diffluens
- Pavona venosa
- Pectinia alcicornis
- Physogyra lichtensteini
- Pocillopora danae
- Pocillopora elegans
- Porites horizontalata
- Porites napopora
- Porites nigrescens
- Porites pukoensis
- Psammocora stellata - Stellar Coral
- Seriatopora aculeata
- Turbinaria mesenterina
- Turbinaria peltata
- Turbinaria reniformis
- Turbinaria stellula
Petition
The petition asserts that the following threats and other impacts are affecting these corals:
- ocean warming
- ocean acidification
- dredging
- coastal development
- coastal point source pollution
- agricultural and land use practices
- disease
- predation
- reef fishing
- aquarium trade
- physical damage from boats and anchors
- marine debris
- aquatic invasive species
Updated: April 12, 2012