Acropora valida (Dana, 1846)
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Family:  Acroporidae ()
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Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 51 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
Diagnosis:  Colonies have wide range of forms from compact bushes to tables. Axial corallites are small while radial corallites are usually a mixture of sizes and are strongly appressed and swollen, with small openings.
Biology:  Can be found in shallow waters (Ref. 122680). A wide range of reef environments, i.e., intertidal outer reef flat and subtidal reef edge, submerged reef tops (Ref. 86439) and rocky foreshores (Ref. 846).
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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