Acropora pulchra

Acropora pulchra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. pulchra
Binomial name
Acropora pulchra
(Brook, 1891)[2]
Synonyms
  • Madrepora pulchra Brook, 1891

Acropora pulchra is a species of colonial staghorn coral in the family Acroporidae. It is found on the back fringes of reefs in shallow water in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. The oldest fossils of this species date back to the Pleistocene.[3]

  1. ^ Aeby, G.; Lovell, E.; Richards, Z.; Delbeek, J.C.; Reboton, C.; Bass, D. (2008). "Acropora pulchra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133033A3564383. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133033A3564383.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob (2012). "Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wallace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).