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Acropora crassa Coryell, 1929

coral pétreo, Stony coral

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Cnidaria

Class
Anthozoa

Order
Scleractinia

Family
Acroporidae

Genus
Acropora

Species
crassa

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Found in the extreme eastern Pacific including Galapagos.

References

  • Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
  • Wells, J.W. (1983) Annotated list of the scleractinian corals of the Galápagos. In: Glynn, P.W. & Wellington, G.M.: Corals and coral reefs of the Galápagos Islands. University of California Press, Berkley, Los Angeles, London, 213-291 p.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Acropora crassa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14334. Accessed 6 November 2026.