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Acroporidae (Antler coral)

Synonyms: Isoporidae

Wikipedia Abstract

Acroporidae is a family of small polyped stony corals in the phylum Cnidaria. The name is derived from the Greek "akron" meaning "summit" and refers to the presence of a corallite at the tip of each branch of coral. They are commonly known as staghorn corals and are grown in aquaria by reef hobbyists.
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Genus

Acropora (Staghorn coral) (289)   (5)
Alveopora (37)   (2)
Anacropora (Stony coral) (8)   (1)
Astreopora (Hard coral) (59)
Dendracis (9)
Diplocoenia (17)
Enigmopora (1)
Etalloniopsis (1)
Gravieropsammia (1)
Isopora (10)   (1)
Montipora (Montipora coral) (169)   (2)
Parastraeopora (1)

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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0