Family: |
Acroporidae () |
Max. size: |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii. |
Diagnosis: |
Colonies: encrusting or tiered plates, sometimes over 200 cm across. Plates: free edges. Corallites: small; irregular in height. Papillae: concentrated around the corallites. Tan. Polyps: usually purple (Ref. 846). |
Biology: |
Colonies over 200 cm across (Ref. 846). 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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