Acropora variabilis

(Klunzinger, 1879)

Purple-tip Acropora

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Inhabits a wide range of environments.

General Husbandry: See Acropora valida for husbandry care, as this species, A. variabilis (Klunzinger, 1879) appears to have been relisted as A. valida (Dana, 1846).

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora