Acropora aculeus   (Dana, 1846)

Bottlebrush Acropora

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Acropora aculeus

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Anthozoa | Scleractinia | Acroporidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Reef-associated; depth range 3 - 35 m (Ref. 8294).  Tropical; 28°N - 30°S, 41°E - 169°W (Ref. 846)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology

Corymbose clumps colonies. Thin and spreading horizontal branches. Fine upward projecting branches. Naniform radial corallites on branch sides with slightly flaring lips. Usual color: Grey or bright blue-green or yellow. Branch tips: Yellow, lime, green, pale blue or brown.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Maximum depth from Ref. 98471. Inhabits upper reef slopes, lagoons (Ref. 846) and walls (Ref. 98471).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Hermaphroditic (Ref. 113712). Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end (Ref. 833).

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Veron, J.E.N. 2000. (Ref. 846)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (A4ce); Date assessed: 03 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Appendix II: International trade monitored

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Human uses


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BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | Fishipedia | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Hexacorallians of the World | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, Search) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.8 - 29, mean 28.1 (based on 740 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.