The Acroporidae Family includes 270 species comprising 7 genus (Acropora (135 species), Montipora (88), Astreopora (17), ...)

Phylum   : Cnidaria
 Class    : Anthozoa 
  Subclass : Hexacorallia 
   Order    : Scleractinia 
    Family   : Acroporidae

Common name : staghorn coral

Aspect : elongated polyps reminiscent of deer antlers or fingers

Feeding : zooplankton, small fish, nutrients from algae living in symbiosis

Environment : shallow reefs

Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816)

Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846)

Total collection for Acroporidae : 2 species (4 shells in total)

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