Acropora humilis
| Acropora humilis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Acroporidae |
| Genus: | Acropora |
| Species: | A. humilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) | |
Acropora humilis, also known as Finger coral, is a species of acroporid coral found in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea, the oceanic west and central Pacific Ocean, the northwestern Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Atoll. It can also be found in Palau, the Mariana Islands and the Pitcairn Islands. It occurs in shallow tropical reefs, on exposed upper reef slopes and reef flats up to 5m depth. This species is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching. It is also exported for the aquarium trade.
References
- ↑ Richards, Z.T., Delbeek, J.T., Lovell, E.R., Bass, D., Aeby, G. & Reboton, C. (2014). "Acropora humilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 28 August 2014.