Stony Coral

Acropora hoeksemai

• Group: Coral
• IUCN status: EN

A branching stony coral of Indo Pacific outer reefs, it grows on slopes, ledges and submerged walls below the low tide line. The IUCN lists it as endangered, so a diver who finds one is looking at a coral under real pressure.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Scleractinia › Acroporidae › Acropora

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 288208.