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Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata)
CoralverifiedCritically Endangered

Acropora palmata

(Lamarck, 1816)

Elkhorn Coral

Verified againstWoRMS
Taxonomy
Class

Hexacorallia

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Acroporidae

Where to find it

common

AnguillaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsCosta Rica (Caribbean)CubaCuraçaoJamaicaPanamaTurks and Caicos Islands

occasional

Dominican RepublicHondurasMexicoSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint MaartenTrinidad and TobagoU.S. Virgin Islands

rare

Saba
Other species in Acroporidae
Acropora polystoma

Acropora polystoma

Astreopora randalli

Astreopora randalli

Isopora elizabethensis

Isopora elizabethensis

Acropora longicyathus

Acropora longicyathus

Acropora robusta

Acropora robusta

Pore Coral (Montipora digitata)

Montipora digitata

Pore Coral

Pore Coral (Montipora crassituberculata)

Montipora crassituberculata

Pore Coral

Acropora anthocercis

Acropora anthocercis

Image: © lukeromaine (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source

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