| Family: |
Acroporidae () |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 26 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies: massive; the surface being flat or consisting of an irregular series of mounds or short columns. Coenosteum: covered with papillae which are usually elongate on mounds and short on flat plates. Thecal papillae: longer than coenosteum papillae; form a ring around corallites openings. Bright or dark green; sometimes cream; brown; blue or pink. |
| Biology: |
Found on upper reef environments (Ref. 846). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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