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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Acroporidae > Acropora sp. |
| Elegant
acropora coral Acropora sp.* Family Acroporidae updated Nov 11 Where seen? This branching hard coral with elegant tapered branches is sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. Features: Colonies 15-20cm. Neat, tapering branches that do not interlock, forming a neat elegant bush. In some the neat branches emerge from a flat base. The axial corallite at the tip of the branch is prominently large and cylindrical. The radial corallites around the axial corallite are rounded or tubular, and are regularly spaced but not closely packed together. When extended, the long tapering tentacles give the colony a 'furry' look. Colours generally brown with shades of blue, green. There are probably several different species on this page. It's hard to distinguish them without close examination of small features and they are grouped by large external features for convenience of display. |
 Pulau Jong, Jul 07  |
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Elegant acropora corals on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Jan 12 |
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 Sisters Island, Jan 12 |
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 Pulau Hantu, Mar 06 |
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 Raffles Lighthouse, Jul 07 |
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more photos of elegant acroporal corals on Singapore shores
part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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