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Coral Spawning - 2007|
Curacao 2007 Projected Coral
Spawning Schedule* |
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No. of
Days After the Full Moon— 28
August 2007 & September 26,2007 |
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3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
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First
Spawn - Aug.31-Sept.6 (S) |
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31 Aug |
1 Sept |
2 Sept |
3 Sept |
4 Sept |
5 Sept |
6 Sept |
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Second
Spawn - Sept.29-Oct. 5 (O) |
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29 Sept |
30 Sept |
1 Oct |
2 Oct |
3Oct |
4 Oct |
5 Oct |
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HARD
CORALS |
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Elkhorn
Coral Acropora
palmata |
S |
? |
21:15-21:45 |
21:15-21:45 |
? |
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Staghorn
Coral Acropora
cervicornis |
S |
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? |
21:00-22:00 |
21:00-22:00 |
? |
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Grooved
Brain Coral Diploria
labyrinthiformis |
S |
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? |
22:00-23:30 |
22:00-23:30 |
22:00-23:30 |
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Symmetrical
Brain Coral Diploria
strigosa |
S |
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22:00-23:00 |
22:00-23:00 |
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Great
Star Coral
Monstrastraea cavernosa |
SO |
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? |
21:30-23:30 |
21:30-23:30 |
? |
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Boulder/Mountainous
Star Coral
Monstrastraea annularis s.l. |
SO |
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21:30-23:30 |
21:30-23:30 |
21:30-23:30 |
? |
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Blushing
Star Coral
Stephanocoenia mechelinii |
S |
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21:00-22:00 |
21:00-22:00 |
21:00-22:00 |
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Ten-ray
& Six-ray Star Coral Madracis decactis & M. senaria |
SO |
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0:00-06:00 |
0:00-06:00 |
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Smooth
Flower Coral
Eusmilia fastigiata |
SO |
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21:15-22:30 |
21:15-22:30 |
21:15-22:30 |
21:15-22:30 |
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Lettuce
& Low-relief lettuce Coral Agaricia
agaricites & A. humilis |
SO |
all night & day |
all night & day |
all night & day |
all night & day |
all night & day |
all night & day |
all night & day |
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**Finger
Coral Porites
porites |
S |
22:15-22:30 |
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SOFT
CORALS |
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Sea
rods Plexauridae |
SO |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
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ECHINODERMS |
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Reef
Urchin
Echinometra viridis |
SO |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
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Sea
Cucumber Holothuroidea |
SO |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
12:00-18:00 |
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Brittle
Stars Ophiuridea |
SO |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
19:30-22:00 |
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WORMS Polychaetes |
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Christmas
Tree Worm |
SO |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
19:00 |
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Bearded
Fireworm |
SO |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
12:00-19:00 |
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SPONGES |
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Touch-Me-Not
Sponge |
SO |
12:00-17:00 |
12:00-17:00 |
12:00-17:00 |
? |
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* This
schedule is provided as a courtesy only--there are no guarantees! ** Based on 1
reported observation September 2002 |
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Ruby,
spiny, & blunt-spine brittle stars were observed mass spawning 3 days
after the full moon in August, 2005, 2006 |
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