Anacropora matthai
| Anacropora matthai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Acroporidae |
| Genus: | Anacropora |
| Species: | A. matthai
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| Binomial name | |
| Anacropora matthai Pillai, 1973
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Anacropora matthai is a species of briar coral in the family Acroporidae.[1] This species is found in the central Indo-Pacific, in waters off the Solomons, Japan, East China Sea, Eastern Australia, Fiji, Palau, and Pohnpei, in shallow tropical reef environments, in depths from 8 to 20 meters.[2] The species is named after George Matthai.
Description[]
The branches of A. matthai are 5 millimetres thick, and are straight, with brown and pale brown coloring.[3]
Conservation[]
Its range occurs in one protected marine area, but its population is still in decline, listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. Its threats include residential and commercial development, shipping lanes, aquatic resources being harvested, invasive species, diseases, pollution, and climate change.[4]
References[]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Anacropora matthai Pillai, 1973". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Corals of the World". www.coralsoftheworld.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
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- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Animals described in 1973
- Fauna of Japan
- Fauna of Oceania
- Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean
- Cnidarians of the Indian Ocean
- Acroporidae
- Scleractinia stubs