Acroporidae () |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 3 m |
Indo-West Pacific. |
Colonies: encrusting or laminar base; with irregular column-like branches. Coenosteum ridges on branches form the distinctive flame-shaped pattern. Yellowish; or greenish brown, usually with pale coenosteum ridges ands plate margins (Ref. 846). |
Shallow reef environments; especially lagoons (Ref. 846). |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 01 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
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Known from Apo Island, Cebu, and Calamian Islands (Ref. 846); also from Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro (Ref. 910). C: Refs. 846, 910; M: Ref. 846; O: Refs. 846, 910. |
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