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Acroporidae
Family of stony corals / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Acroporidae is a family of small polyped stony corals in the phylum Cnidaria. The name is derived from the Greek "akron" meaning "summit" and refers to the presence of a corallite at the tip of each branch of coral.[3] They are commonly known as staghorn corals and are grown in aquaria by reef hobbyists.[4]
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Acropora secale, the corallites can be seen at the end of the branches. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Suborder: | Astrocoeiina |
Family: | Acroporidae Verrill, 1902[2] |
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