Pocillopora acuta
Appearance
Pocillopora acuta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Hexacorallia |
Order: | Scleractinia |
Family: | Pocilloporidae |
Genus: | Pocillopora |
Species: | P. acuta
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Binomial name | |
Pocillopora acuta Lamarck, 1816
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Pocillopora acuta is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae with strong ecological importance.[1] It is a cauliflower-shaped coral widely distributed from the Central Pacific to the Indian Ocean.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The tropical coral Pocillopora acuta displays an unusual chromatin structure and shows histone H3 clipping plasticity upon bleaching". wellcomeopenresearch.org. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Pocillopora acuta - Cauliflower coral - Taxo4254 - Wiki.nus". wiki.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-07-06.