Other animals › Table and Staghorn Corals
Staghorn Coral
Acropora cervicornis
1,110 observations in the source records
25 photos
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What the records say
- 1,110 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Fused Staghorn CoralAcropora prolifera
Brown Staghorn CoralAcropora muricata
Branching Fire CoralMillepora alcicornis
Finger CoralPorites porites
Flameback AngelfishCentropyge aurantonotus
Spawling SpongeNeopetrosia subtriangularis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 658 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 7 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 |
| Quintana Roo | 4 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 3 |
| Panama | 2 |
| Colombia | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Magdalena | 1 |
| Provincia Limón | 1 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Sea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa |
| Order | Stony Corals · Scleractinia |
| Family | Table and Staghorn Corals · Acroporidae |
| Genus | Table, Elkhorn, and Staghorn Corals · Acropora |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Staghorn Coral with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.