831 species

Acropora sirikitiae

Wallace, Phongsuwan and Muir, 2012

Acropora

Oken, 1815

Characters: Colonies are irreguarly arborescent with twisted and tapered branches. Axial corallites are distinct, radial corallites are compact and strongly appressed.

Colour: Brown.

Similar Species: Very close to Acropora pruinosa which has strongly appressed and more uniform radial corallites.

Habitat: Reef slopes.

Abundance: Unknown.

COTW History since Veron (2000a)
  • Family: All families are currently under review
  • Genus/species: New species. Described in 2012