Acropora lamarcki

Veron, 2000

Plating Acropora

Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Coast of Africa.

Natural Environment: Inhabits upper reef slopes and usually seen at depths between 6 to 50 feet (2 - 15 m).

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: In the wild, forms flat-like plates that are overall light tan or brown with short upward growing branches.

Shown here for identification only.