Staghorn coral
Acropora kosurini
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: EN - Endangered - facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Acropora
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 5 countries and 3 regions.
- Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands - 3 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 3 records
- North Malé Atoll, Maldives - 4 records
- Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives - 4 records
- South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 2 records
- South Malé Atoll, Maldives - 4 records
- Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar - 23 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 25 records