Invertebrates listed under CITES include:

  • All members of the family Tridacnidae (giant clams)

  • Strombus gigas (Caribbean Queen conch)

  • All corals in the orders Coenothecalia (1 species – Heliopora coerulea – Indo-Pacific blue coral), Scleractinia (reef-building corals), Antipatharia (black corals) and in the family Tubiporidae of the order Stolonifera (organ-pipe corals)

  • Hydrocorals of the families Milleporidae (stony or fire corals) and Stylasteridae (stony or lace corals).

All of these are listed under Appendix II of the Convention.



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