Acropora secale

Acropora secale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. secale
Binomial name
Acropora secale
(Studer, 1878)[2]
Synonyms
List
  • Acropora concinna (Brook, 1891)
  • Acropora diversa (Brook)
  • Acropora otteri Crossland, 1952
  • Acropora quelchi (Brook, 1893)
  • Madrepora concinna Brook, 1891
  • Madrepora diversa Brook, 1891
  • Madrepora quelchi Brook, 1893
  • Madrepora secale Studer, 1878
  • Madrepora violacea Brook, 1892

Acropora secale is a species of branching staghorn stony coral. It is found in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the type locality is Sri Lanka. The oldest fossils found date back to the Pleistocene.[3]

  1. ^ Richards, Z.T.; Delbeek, J.T.; Lovell, E.R.; Bass, D.; Aeby, G.; Reboton, C. (2014). "Acropora secale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T132888A54156250. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T132888A54156250.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob (2013). "Acropora secale (Studer, 1878)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  3. ^ Wallace, Carden (1999). Staghorn Corals of the World: A Revision of the Genus Acropora. Csiro Publishing. ISBN 0643102817.