Acropora prolifera

(Lamarck, 1816)

Poorman’s Elkhorn, Fused Staghorn Coral

Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Southern Florida, Caribbean and the Bahamas.

Natural Environment: Inhabits outer reef slopes and calm water bays and generally seen at depths between 25 to 100 feet (8 - 30 m).

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: A branching Acropora, usually a light tan or brown with white tips.

A protected species!