Acropora speciosa
Acropora speciosa is a species of coral likely distributed from Indonesia to the Marshall Islands in the western and central Pacific. It also occurs in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean and in at least one site in French Polynesia. In the United States it might be found in the Pacific Remote Island Areas and American Samoa. Colonies of Acropora speciosa form thick cushions or bottlebrush branches. Colonies are cream or light brown in color with delicately colored branch tips. Acropora speciosa is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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| Kingdom | Animalia | Phylum | Chordata | Class | Anthozoa | Order | Scleractinia | Family | Acroporidae | Genus | Acropora | Species | speciosa |
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