DiscoverSpeciesCorals and anemones
Acropora palmerae
- Usual depth0–7 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Acropora palmerae is a species of acroporid coral found in the northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It is also found in Palau and the Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Andaman Islands, the Great Barrier Reef, Okinawa Island, Mauritius, Micronesia, the Cook Islands and the Philippines. It occurs in tropical shallow reefs on flats exposed the action of strong waves and in lagoons, from depths of 0 to 12 metres. It was described by Wells in 1954.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 7 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–7 m · Deepest record: 15 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- マツカサミドリイシ
Other scientific names: Acropora (Acropora) palmerae, Acropora minuta, Acropora palamrae
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).
- 108 open-data records from 1954 to 2009.
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