Steve Garrett, Garrett's Acropolis, USA
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Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Special thanks for the picture to Steve Garrett from the USA!
Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998
Colonies are flat plates commonly over one metre across and consist of flattened branches that are either radiating or irregular. Axial and incipient axial corallites are long and tubular. Radial corallites are widely spaced, irregular in size and shape and face different directions. They are scattered evenly over branch surfaces.
Colour: Tan, usually with pale branch ends.
Habitat: Protected reef slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar species: Acropora elegans
Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wallace and Wolstenholme (1998), Wallace (1999).
Special thanks for the picture to Steve Garrett from the USA!
Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998
Colonies are flat plates commonly over one metre across and consist of flattened branches that are either radiating or irregular. Axial and incipient axial corallites are long and tubular. Radial corallites are widely spaced, irregular in size and shape and face different directions. They are scattered evenly over branch surfaces.
Colour: Tan, usually with pale branch ends.
Habitat: Protected reef slopes.
Abundance: Uncommon.
Similar species: Acropora elegans
Taxonomic note: Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Wallace and Wolstenholme (1998), Wallace (1999).
