Montipora coral
Montipora angulata
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
- Montipora
Where to Find
Found in 8 diving areas across 6 countries and 4 regions.
- Christmas Island, Australia - 4 records
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia - 4 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 2 records
- Upolu, Samoa - 90 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 17 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 2 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 4 records
- Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia - 4 records