Spawning Alert Southern Caribbean

[EcoSense]

 Coral reef spawning alert for the Southern Caribbean 1996 

Potential spawning dates for the Southern Caribbean (Aruba, Bonaire  
& Curacao): 

31 August - 2 September & 29 September - 1 October 1996 
14.00 - 17.30 pm: Neofibularia nolitangere - Do Not Touch Me Sponge 

3 - 5 September & 2 - 4 October 1996 
19.00 - 24.00 pm: Mass spawning of corals and other reef organisms 
(see list below): 

Species observed spawning during these periods on Curacao, Aruba and 
Bonaire between 1991 and 1995: 
Echinodermata: 
Echinometra viridis; Eucidaris tribuloides;Ophioderma rubicundum; Ophioderma appressum 	 
Gorgonia: 
Plexaura spp., Pseudoterogorgia spp. 
Polychaeta: 
Spirobrancus giganteus, Anamobaea orstedii 
Mollusca: 
Lima scaba 
Scleractinia: 
Diploria clivosa, Diploria strigosa, Eusmilia fastigiata, Madracis mirabilis, Montastrea annularis complex, 
Montastrea cavernosa (male & female), Siderastrea siderea (male & female), Stephanocoenia michillini Spongia:	
	Ircinia campana 

Spawning observations in 1996 on Curacao: 
Sponges (spicula identification is pending): 
March 3, 1996: Aplysina archeri, 16.00 h., 3 individuals 
July 14, 1996: ?Pseudoceratina crassa (Yellow variety), 14.30 h., 1 
individual July 21, 1996: ?Diplastrella spp., 14.00 h., 1 individual  
EcoSense <ecosense at cura.net> 
Dr. Manfred L.J. van Veghel 
PO Box 3187 
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles 
Phone and Fax: +599 9 613196