species: Acropora abrotanoides in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Acropora abrotanoides


©Lyle Vail: Acropora abrotanoides at Cod Hole near lizard Island. Identified by Zoe Richards.

©Lyle Vail: Acropora abrotanoides near the outer reef crest near South Island, Lizard Island Group. Identified by Zoe Richards.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Hexacorallia
Order Scleractinia
Family Acroporidae
Genus Acropora
Species Acropora abrotanoides

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Distinguishing features

Distinctive growth form with fused central branches and upward-pointing peripheral branches.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Dornelas, M. (2006). Coral assemblages and neutral theory. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1626.
  • Dornelas, M. and S.R. Connolly (2008). Multiple modes in a coral species abundance distribution, Ecology Letters, 11: 1008-1016. LIRS catalog number 1145.
  • Hoogenboom, M.O., G.E. Frank, T.J. Chase, S. Jurriaans, M. Álvarez-Noriega, K. Peterson, K. Critchell, K.L.E. Berry, K.J. Nicolet, B. Ramsby and A.S. Paley (2017). Environmental drivers of variation in bleaching severity of Acropora species during an extreme thermal anomaly. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4: 376. LIRS catalog number 2163.