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False flower coral
Anacropora spinosa
- Water temperature29–30 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Anacropora spinosa is a species of briar coral that can be found in the central Indo-Pacific, Southeast Asia, the Solomon Islands, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It is also found in Rodrigues and the Andaman Islands. It occurs in shallow reefs, from depths of 5–15 m. It is particularly susceptible to coral bleaching, disease and reduction of coral reef habitats.
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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: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 29–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- False flower coral, Anacropora coral, false flower coral
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- トゲミドリイシ
Similar species
- False flower coral
Anacropora forbesi
- False flower coral
Anacropora matthaii
- False flower coral
Anacropora pillai
- False flower coral
Anacropora puertogalerae
- False flower coral
Anacropora reticulata
- Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
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).
- 9 open-data records from 1984 to 2006.
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