How to Identify Acroporidae

Key Identification Features

• Each radial corallite has a distinct, large, irregularly shaped opening near its tip.
• Its radial corallites come in two distinct diameters, and the larger radial corallites are arranged in rows.
• Its corallites are tiny and well separated by coenosteum, with indistinct walls and septa.
• Therefore, two distinct colonies (two parents) are needed to successfully produce coral planula.

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