Acropora teres

Acropora teres
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species: A. teres
Binomial name
Acropora teres
(Verrill, 1866)

Acropora teres is a species of acroporid coral found in the central Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It is found in shallow tropical reefs on shallow reef slopes and in lagoons, from depths of 2–20 m. The taxonomic status of this species is uncertain.

References

  1. Aeby, G., Bass, D., Delbeek, J.T., Lovell, E.R., Reboton, C. & Richards, Z.T. (2014). "Acropora teres". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 August 2014.