CR — En danger critique
Risque extrêmement élevé d'extinction à l'état sauvage.
Source : Liste rouge de l’UICN, lue via l’API publique de GBIF, consultée le 5 novembre 2026.
Elkhorn coral is an important reef-building coral in the Caribbean. The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble that of elk antlers; hence, the common name. The branching structure creates habitat and shelter for many other reef species. Elkhorn coral is known to grow quickly with an average growth rate of 5 to 10 cm per year. They can reproduce both sexually and asexually, though asexual reproduction is much more common and occurs through a process called fragmentation.
Résumé : Wikipédia (en anglais) — licence CC BY-SA.
- Nom scientifique
- Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Règne
- Animalia
- Classe
- Hexacorallia
- Ordre
- Scleractinia
- Famille
- Acroporidae
Sources
- WoRMS — nom et classification (AphiaID 288227)
- Wikipédia — résumé et photo
- Liste rouge de l’UICN via GBIF
Données consultées le 2026-11-05.
