Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals
Acropora
Acropora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral, and staghorn coral. Over 149 species are described. Acropora species are some of the major reef corals responsible for building the immense calcium carbonate substructure that supports the thin living skin of a reef.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Elkhorn Coral
speciesAcropora palmata
Staghorn Coral
speciesAcropora cervicornis
Acropora millepora
speciesAcropora millepora
Acropora gemmifera
speciesAcropora gemmifera
Acropora florida
speciesAcropora florida
Brown Staghorn Coral
speciesAcropora muricata
Finger Coral
speciesAcropora humilis
Acropora tenuis
speciesAcropora tenuis
Brush Coral
speciesAcropora hyacinthus
Acropora solitaryensis
speciesAcropora solitaryensis
Acropora valida
speciesAcropora valida
Acropora abrotanoides
speciesAcropora abrotanoides
Acropora hemprichii
speciesAcropora hemprichii
Acropora digitifera
speciesAcropora digitifera
lattice table coral
speciesAcropora clathrata
Acropora monticulosa
speciesAcropora monticulosa
Fused Staghorn Coral
speciesAcropora prolifera
Acropora robusta
speciesAcropora robusta
Acropora globiceps
speciesAcropora globiceps
Acropora spathulata
speciesAcropora spathulata
Acropora pulchra
speciesAcropora pulchra
tabling acropora
speciesAcropora cytherea
Acropora sarmentosa
speciesAcropora sarmentosa
Acropora polystoma
speciesAcropora polystoma
Acropora kenti
speciesAcropora kenti
Acropora valenciennesi
speciesAcropora valenciennesi
purple tipped acropora
speciesAcropora secale
Acropora echinata
speciesAcropora echinata
Acropora loripes
speciesAcropora loripes
Acropora divaricata
speciesAcropora divaricata
Acropora intermedia
speciesAcropora intermedia
Acropora longicyathus
speciesAcropora longicyathus
Acropora bifaria
speciesAcropora bifaria
Acropora granulosa
speciesAcropora granulosa
Acropora hoeksemai
speciesAcropora hoeksemai
Acropora austera
speciesAcropora austera
Acropora caroliniana
speciesAcropora caroliniana
Slimer Staghorn Coral
speciesAcropora yongei
Acropora latistella
speciesAcropora latistella
Acropora samoensis
speciesAcropora samoensis
Acropora aspera
speciesAcropora aspera
Acropora cerealis
speciesAcropora cerealis
Acropora eurystoma
speciesAcropora eurystoma
Acropora nasuta
speciesAcropora nasuta
Acropora horrida
speciesAcropora horrida
Acropora anthocercis
speciesAcropora anthocercis
Branching Table Coral
speciesAcropora pharaonis
Acropora palmerae
speciesAcropora palmerae
Acropora microphthalma
speciesAcropora microphthalma
Acropora donei
speciesAcropora donei
Acropora desalwii
speciesAcropora desalwii
Acropora subglabra
speciesAcropora subglabra
Acropora nana
speciesAcropora nana
Acropora pichoni
speciesAcropora pichoni
Acropora verweyi
speciesAcropora verweyi
Acropora papillare
speciesAcropora papillare
Acropora arabensis
speciesAcropora arabensis
Acropora uogi
speciesAcropora uogi
Acropora selago
speciesAcropora selago
Acropora elegans
speciesAcropora elegans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48745.