Acropora loripes

Acropora loripes
Two stripe damselfish swimming among the branches of Acropora loripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. loripes
Binomial name
Acropora loripes
(Brook, 1892)[2]
Synonyms
  • Acropora murrayensis (Vaughan, 1918)
  • Acropora rosaria (Dana, 1846)
  • Madrepora loripes Brook, 1892
  • Madrepora murrayensis Vaughan, 1918
  • Madrepora rosaria Dana, 1846

Acropora loripes is a species of branching colonial stony coral. It is common on reefs, upper reef slopes and reef flats in the tropical Indo-Pacific. Its type locality is the Great Barrier Reef.[2]

  1. ^ Richards, Z.T.; Delbeek, J.T.; Lovell, E.R.; Bass, D.; Aeby, G.; Reboton, C. (2014). "Acropora loripes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T132976A54169590. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T132976A54169590.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b van der Land, Jacob (2013). "Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-05-28.