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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Acroporidae > Acropora sp. |
| Staghorn
acropora coral Acropora sp.* Family Acroporidae updated Nov 11 Where seen? This hard coral with stout branches that resemble deer horns is sometimes seen on our undisturbed Southern shores. Features: Colonies 15-20cm, usually small clumps. Rather thick stems that branch near the tips so that the colony resembles horns. The branches don't interlock. Generally, the axial corallite at the growing tip is large and cylindrical. The radial corallites are smoothly tubular in some, rounded in others, and form a rosette around the axial corallite. Colours seen include brown and maroonish. 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. |
 Raffles Lighthouse, Jun 07  |
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Staghorn acropora corals on Singapore shores
 Raffles Lighthouse, May 04 |
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 Pulau Semakau, Mar 07 |
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*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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