Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &
Caribbean Reefs
Elkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
Elkhorn Coral
Category: Stony Corals
Scientific Name: Acropora palmata
Size: Colony 3 to 12 ft. (1 to 4 m)
Depth: 1-55 ft. (0-17 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum)
└Anthozoa (Subphylum)
└Hexacorallia (Class)
└Scleractinia (Order)
└Acroporidae (Family)
└Acropora (Genus)
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