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Growth rate

Montipora digitata

The Coral Trait Database lists 11 Growth rate records (mm month^-1) for Montipora digitata from 2 primary resources: 1.818; 1.952; 138.5; 2.124; 2.348; 2.494; +5 more.

Reading the evidence

These traits were recorded in wild or study colonies. Their values do not establish aquarium care targets.

1 record
1.818 mm month^-1
1 record
1.952 mm month^-1
1 record
138.5 mm yr^-1
1 record
2.124 mm month^-1
1 record
2.348 mm month^-1
1 record
2.494 mm month^-1
1 record
2.545 mm month^-1
1 record
2.66 mm month^-1
1 record
2.667 mm month^-1
1 record
3.069 mm month^-1
1 record
57.81 mm yr^-1

2 evidence families (records sharing a primary reference count once).

Evidence

11 records
ValueType · methodWhereReferenceRecord
2.545 mm month^-1 ± 0.466 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142857
2.66 mm month^-1 ± 0.364 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142861
3.069 mm month^-1 ± 0.179 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142865
2.124 mm month^-1 ± 0.159 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142869
1.952 mm month^-1 ± 0.204 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142873
2.494 mm month^-1 ± 0.255 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142877
2.667 mm month^-1 ± 0.172 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142881
1.818 mm month^-1 ± 0.357 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142885
2.348 mm month^-1 ± 0.383 Confidence intervalMean · Alizarin stainGeoffrey Bay, Magnetic IslandHeyward, A. J. et al. (1985). Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral Montipora digitata (Dana). DOIctd-m142889
138.5 mm yr^-1 ± 4.14 Standard deviationMean · Measured with callipersBolinao, PhillipinesShaish, L. et al. (2010). Employing a highly fragmented, weedy coral species in reef restoration. DOIctd-m178535
57.81 mm yr^-1Mean · Measured with callipersBolinao, PhillipinesShaish, L. et al. (2010). Employing a highly fragmented, weedy coral species in reef restoration. DOIctd-m178537

Sources

CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — current per-species observation CSV exportsMadin et al. (2016) The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data 3:160017. Primary resources cited per observation.
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — resource bibliography CSVCoral Trait Database resource list; bibliographic facts of the cited primary works.