Acropora azurea

Veron & Wallace, 1984

Blue Coral, Acropora azurea

Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Western Australia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits upper reef slopes exposed to strong wave action.

General Husbandry: See Acropora nana for husbandry care, as this species, A. azurea, Veron & Wallace, 1984 appears to have been relisted as A. nana, (Studer, 1877).

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: In the wild, forms clump-like growths with small branchlets and is usually light blue.