| Family: |
Acroporidae () |
| Max. size: |
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| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Colonies: encrusting to submassive; with exsert corallites surrounded by a neat circle of thecal papillae. Coenosteum papillae: prominent; giving colonies a spiny appearance. Mottled brown; cream or red-brown (Ref. 846). |
| Biology: |
Shallow reef environments (Ref. 846). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (A4c) Ref. 123251)
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| Threat to humans: |
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| Country info: |
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