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Status Review Report of 82 Candidate Coral Species Petitioned Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
On October 20, 2009, the Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the National Marine Fisheries…
Acropora lokani coral
Acropora lokani coral
Acropora lokani
Protected Status
ESA Threatened - Foreign
Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
Throughout Its Range
Quick Facts
Weight
Not relevant for corals
Lifespan
Up to hundreds of years
Threats
Climate change, including ocean warming and ocean acidification,
Diseases,
Land-based sources of pollution,
Unsustainable fishing,
Small population size,
Habitat degradation
Location
Pacific Islands,
Foreign
About the Species
Acropora lokani is a species of coral found in marine, shallow reefs and sheltered lagoons in the Coral Triangle area (the Philippines to Timor Leste and east to the Solomon Islands). It occurs at depths between 26 and 82 feet.
Under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries must list threatened and endangered marine species regardless of where they are found. Acropora lokani is listed as threatened throughout its range under the ESA.
Learn more about Acropora lokani (PDF, 3 pages)
Protected Status
ESA Threatened - Foreign
- Throughout Its Range
CITES Appendix II
- Throughout Its Range
Scientific Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Cnidaria | Class | Anthozoa | Order | Scleractinia | Family | Acroporidae | Genus | Acropora | Species | lokani |
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