Acropora globiceps
| Acropora globiceps | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Acroporidae |
| Genus: | Acropora |
| Species: | A. globiceps |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropora globiceps (Brook, 1892) | |
Acropora globiceps is a species of acroporid coral found in the central Indo-Pacific and the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean. It can also be found in the Great Barrier Reef, the Philippines, the Andaman Islands, Polynesia, Micronesia and the Pitcairn Islands. It occurs in shallow tropical reefs, intertidally on upper reef slopes and reef flats, at depths of about 8 m. It likely spawns in October.
References
- ↑ Richards, Z.T., Delbeek, J.T., Lovell, E.R., Bass, D., Aeby, G. & Reboton, C. (2014). "Acropora globiceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 August 2014.