Stichopathes gracilis

Classification

Antipathidae [family]
Stichopathes [genus] (2)
gracilis [species]

Classification

Antipathidae [family]
Stichopathes [genus] (2)
gracilis [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
    		•
  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
    		•
  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
    		•
    Notes on presence status Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the islands of the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Saba.

    Publications

    • Criales, M.M. 1980. Commensal caridean shrimps of octocorallia and antipatharia in Curaçao and Bonaire, with description of a new species of Neopontonides. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao, Aruba, Bonaire and the Venezuelan Islands 61: 68-85.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.