Acroporidae () |
100 cm H (male/unsexed) |
reef-associated; marine |
Indo-West Pacific. |
Colonies are composed of thin, unificial laminae usually forming upright whorls. Whorls may be 100 cm high and may cover a large area. Fall over the slightest touch. Coenosteum: rough with small papillae. Corallites: embedded; others are tiny or inclined irregularly on tuberculae. Pale brown or greenish (Ref. 846). |
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Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
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C: Ref. 89710. |
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