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| hard corals text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Family Acroporidae > Acropora sp. |
| Elegant
acropora coral Acropora sp.* Family Acroporidae updated Nov 2019 Where seen? This branching hard coral with elegant tapered branches is sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores. Features: Colonies 15-20cm. Neat, tapering branches that do not interlock, forming a neat elegant bush. In some the neat branches emerge from a flat base. The axial corallite at the tip of the branch is prominently large and cylindrical. The radial corallites around the axial corallite are rounded or tubular, and are regularly spaced but not closely packed together. When extended, the long tapering tentacles give the colony a 'furry' look. Colours generally brown with shades of blue, green. There are probably several different species on this page. It's hard to distinguish them without close examination of small features and they are grouped by large external features for convenience of display. |
 Sisters Island, Jan 12 |
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 Pulau Jong, Jul 07 |
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 Sisters Island, Jan 12  |
 Cyrene Reefs, Jul 08  |
 Pulau Semakau, Apr 08  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Elegant acropora corals on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Lazarus Island, Nov 20 Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on facebook. |
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10 |
 Bleaching |
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 Pulau Salu, Jun 10  |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10  Bleaching |
 Pulau Berkas, May 10  |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Biola, Dec 09  |
