Acropora Pulchra

Acropora pulchra - table coral

Acropora pulchra, is a species of coral belonging to the Acroporidae family . It lives in shallow waters in the coral reefs of the Western Indo-Pacific Ocean.

The stone skeleton can take various forms. It is a branched species, sometimes resembling a tree and forming shrubbery that form tangled colonies with leveled upper surfaces. Often the entire colony develops horizontally and does not have a thickness of more than 5 cm. The growth habit largely depends on where the coral grows in relation to tidal levels. Polyps protrude from small cup-shaped depressions called corallites. The color of this coral varies from blue to various shades of brown, often with pale blue tips to the branches.

Acropora pulchra - table coral
Acropora pulchra – table coral – intotheblue.it

Acropora pulchra - table coral
Acropora pulchra – table coral – intotheblue.it

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