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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Acroporidae |
| Smooth
branched montipora coral Acropora sp.* Family Acroporidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This branching hard coral with a smooth surface is sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. Tiny animals are often seen among its branches. Features: Colonies seen 15-20cm. Short and thick cylindrical or flattened branches. The tips of the branches may be squarish and flattened, usually rounded, white and smooth, lacking polyps. No bumps or ridges between the corallites. Colours usually beige or brown, sometimes with greenish or bluish polyps. Polyps tiny (0.5cm or smaller) with short tentacles and short body column. 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 Hantu, Jan 06  |
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Smooth branched montipora corals on Singapore shores
 Tiny crab. Kusu Island, Aug 08 |
 Tiny hermit crab. Kusu Island, Aug 08 |
 With brittle star. Labrador, May 07 |
 Pulau Hantu, May 05 |
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 Labrador, Jun 05 |
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more photos of smooth branched montipora corals on Singapore shores
northern shores
souther shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9
*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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