Coral Description
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia >> Phylum: Cnidaria >> Class: Anthozoa >> Order: Scleractinia >> Family: Acroporidae
Appearance:
- Most commonly semi-circular horizontal plates
- Horizontal branches evenly spaced
- Branchlets short and inclined, composed of one or more axial corallites
Colony size: Usually <1m across
Colour: Usually cream or pale blue, can be other colours.
Radial Corallites: Small, tubular and appressed (“pocket-like”)
Similar species: Acropora caroliniana has larger and more tapered axial corallites.
Habitat: Protected reef slopes and other environments
Acropora granulosa large coral colony
large coral colony
Acropora granulosa small coral colony
small coral colony
Acropora granulosa coral closeup
coral closeup
Acropora granulosa coral branch
coral branch
Acropora granulosa skeleton brancklet of single axial corallite
skeleton brancklet of single axial corallite
Acropora granulosa coral fluorescence is minimal
coral fluorescence is minimal
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