Acropora speciosa

Acropora speciosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. speciosa
Binomial name
Acropora speciosa
(Quelch, 1886)
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890)
  • Madrepora fragilis Bassett-Smith, 1890
  • Madrepora rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890
  • Madrepora rayneri Brook, 1892
  • Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886

Acropora speciosa is a species of acroporid coral found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea, eastern Australia and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It occurs in shallow reefs at depths of 2 to 25 metres (6 ft 7 in to 82 ft 0 in).

  1. ^ Richards, Z.; Delbeek, J.C.; Lovell, E.; Bass, D.; Aeby, G.; Reboton, C. (2008). "Acropora speciosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T133338A3697011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T133338A3697011.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-09-07.