Family: |
Acroporidae () |
Max. size: |
0.05 cm CORD (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: Mozambique, Hawaii, and USA. |
Diagnosis: |
Colonies: encrusting; with irregular lobes. Corallites: small; 0.05 cm diameter. Papillae; cover the colony; sometimes fused into ridges. Septa: poorly developed (Ref. 846). |
Biology: |
Shallow reef environments (Ref. 846). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 (D2) Ref. 123251)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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