DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Acropora lovelli
- Usual depth10.3 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsDecember
- How commonRare
About this species
Acropora lovelli is a species of acroporid coral found in the northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It can also be found in Palau and the southern Mariana Islands, the Red Sea, Mauritius, Tuha'a Pae, the Pitcairn Islands and Rodrigues. It occurs in shallow tropical reefs, in shallow protected lagoons and at lagoon entrances, to depths from 1–10 m.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 6 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10.3 m · Deepest record: 10.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) lovelli
Similar species
- Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
Staghorn CoralAcropora austera
Table coralAcropora cytherea
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 210 open-data records from 1981 to 2010.
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