Acropora muricata

Acropora muricata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. muricata
Binomial name
Acropora muricata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
List
  • Acropora arbuscula (Dana, 1846)
  • Acropora copiosa Nemenzo, 1967
  • Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846)
  • Acropora gracilis (Dana, 1846)
  • Acropora laevis Crossland, 1952
  • Acropora varia Nemenzo, 1967
  • Isopora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Madrepora brachiata Dana, 1846
  • Madrepora formosa Dana, 1846
  • Madrepora gracilis Dana, 1846
  • Madrepora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Madrepora stellulata Verrill, 1902
  • Madrepora virgata Dana, 1846
  • Millepora muricata Linnaeus, 1758

Acropora muricata, commonly called staghorn coral, is a species of acroporid coral found in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Australia, central Indo-Pacific, Japan, Southeast Asia, the East China Sea and the oceanic central and western Pacific Ocean. It is found in tropical shallow reefs, slopes of reefs, and in lagoons, from depths of 5 to 30 m. It was described by Dana in 1846.

  1. ^ Richards, Z.T.; Delbeek, J.T.; Lovell, E.R.; Bass, D.; Aeby, G. & Reboton, C. (2014). "Acropora formosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T133644A54299282. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133644A54299282.en.