Acropora

Noun

Meaning

coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals

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Acropora reefs exist in the sheltered bays of the satellite towns of Jussah and Khairan. Source: Internet

"Their preferred prey is Acropora corals," said co-author Professor Morgan Pratchett from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University (CoralCoE at JCU). Source: Internet

But at sites monitored in Singapore and Malaysia, the usual trend was reversed: normally susceptible colonies of fast-growing Acropora corals appeared healthy and fully pigmented, while most colonies of massive coral were severely bleached. Source: Internet

Turak and DeVantier have found some uncommon corals such as Acropora pichoni, Acropora simplex and Acropora rongelapensis growing in rich coral communities along the western side of Pohnpei's coast. Source: Internet

The broad-barred goby (Gobidion histrio) in the coral Acropora nasuta. Source: Internet

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