Anacropora Ridley 1884 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Parent taxon: Acroporidae according to J.E.N. Veron 2000

Sister taxa: Acropora, Alveopora, Astreopora, Bacarella, Dendracis, Diplocoenia, Etallonasteria, Gravieropsammia, Isopora, Montipora, Palaestraeopora, Paretallonia

Subtaxa: Anacropora forbesi Anacropora matthai Anacropora pillai Anacropora puertogalerae Anacropora reticulata Anacropora spinosa Anacropora spumosa

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Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Anacropora in the database

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