Staghorn coral
Acropora turaki
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 9 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 7 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 8 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 3 records
- Gizo & Western Province, Solomon Islands - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 6 records
- Derawan Islands, Indonesia - 5 records
- Raja Ampat, Indonesia - 9 records
- Sulawesi, Indonesia - 36 records