Acropora hemprichii

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Acropora hemprichii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species:
A. hemprichii
Binomial name
Acropora hemprichii
(Ehrenberg, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) [lapsus]
  • Heteropora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834

Acropora hemprichii is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1834.[1][2] It lives in reefs at depths of 3 to 15 m (9.8 to 49.2 ft) for between 13 and 24 years. The species is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, and has a decreasing population. It is common with a wide range, and is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Description

Acropora hemprichii lives in colonies of densely-packed branches, which are flat or upward-facing.[3] Branches grow to diameters of between 12 and 30 millimetres (0.47 and 1.18 in) and lengths of around 80 millimetres (3.1 in).[4] These colonies are often more than 2 m (6.6 ft) wide, and can exist without the presence of any other species. The axial corallites are rounded and shaped like domes, and the incipient axial corallites are present on some specimens. The radial corallites are cone-shaped irregularly spaced, have smooth walls, and are large. It has a smooth coenosteum, and the species is mainly brown or pink-brown.[3] It exists in shallow reefs in marine environments, and at depths of 3 to 15 m (9.8 to 49.2 ft). From specimens in the Red Sea, this species has been shown to live for between thirteen and 24 years.[1] It is composed of aragonite.[5]

Distribution

Acropora hemprichii is common but only found in a small area; the

myr ago.[5] There is no known population for it, but numbers are believed to be decreasing, and the species is affected by disease, bleaching by sea temperature rises, fishing, and human infrastructure, and is prey to Acanthaster planci. It is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and appears on CITES Appendix II.[1]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1834 as Heteropora hemprichii, before being re-classified as Acropora hemprichi.[6][2]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T132981A3521498.en
    . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^
    Wikidata Q115748229
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  3. ^ a b "Acropora hemprichii. Fact Sheet. (Ehrenberg, 1834)". Australian Institute of Marine Science. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  4. ISBN 978-0-643-10281-1
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  5. ^ a b "Measurements and statistics about Acropora hemprichii". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
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