Acropora intermedia
Acropora intermedia was described by Brook in 1891. They belong to the family of Acroporidae. This family includes four genera and about 200 coral species. This family forms branched or table-shaped structures. The polyps are in tubular cups that are located all over the surface. They belong to the SPS corals or the Small Polyp Stony Coral.
Description
This coral forms large upright branches. In the wild, they can grow large, up to more than five meters across. Only in shallow water will the base extend horizontally.
Coral color can range from cream to brown, blue, yellow and green. Within one colony, all corals are the same color, only the tops are a little fainter.
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