Acroporidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 30 m |
Indo-Pacific. |
Colonies: horizontal to vertical plates or thick columns and branches. Corallites: immersed and distinct. Coenosteum: tuberculae fused into ridges forming the same pattern as Porites rus (Poritidae) and Montipora confusa. Green; Purple; Blue or brown; with pale growing margins (Ref. 846). |
Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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M: Ref. 846. |
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