| 词条 | Acropora muricata |
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| image = Plausibly staghorn coral Acropora formosa (7504783684).jpg | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | taxon = Acropora muricata | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms = {{hidden begin|title = List}}
}} Acropora muricata, commonly called staghorn coral, is a species of acroporid coral found in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Australia, central Indo-Pacific, Japan, Southeast Asia, the East China Sea and the oceanic central and western Pacific Ocean. It is found in tropical shallow reefs, slopes of reefs, and in lagoons, from depths of 5 to 30 m. It was described by Dana in 1846. DescriptionIt occurs in arborescent colonies forming thickets with diameters of up to {{convert|10|m}}. Its branches vary from being short in shallower water to being less clumped in deeper water. Its axial corallites protrude from the branches and the radial corallites are tube-shaped. It is blue, brown or cream, and the ends of branches are pale. It looks similar to Acropora teres.[2] DistributionIt is classed as a near threatened species on the IUCN Red List and it is thought that its population is decreasing; the species is listed under Appendix II of CITES. Figures of its population are unknown, but is likely to be threatened by the global decline of coral reefs, the increase of temperature causing coral bleaching, climate change, human activity, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) and disease.[1] It occurs in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the northwest and southwest Indian Ocean, the northern Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf, Australia, the central Indo-Pacific, Japan, Southeast Asia, the East China Sea and the oceanic central and western Pacific Ocean. It occurs at depths of between {{convert|5|and|30|m}}.[1] TaxonomyIt was originally described as Millepora muricata by Linnaeus in 1758 .[3] References1. ^1 2 {{Cite journal | author = Richards, Z.T. | author2 = Delbeek, J.T. | author3 = Lovell, E.R. | author4 = Bass, D. | author5 = Aeby, G. | author6 = Reboton, C. | last-author-amp = yes | title = Acropora formosa | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2014 | page = e.T133644A54299282 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2014 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/133644/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133644A54299282.en | access-date = 5 January 2018}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q13227597}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://coral.aims.gov.au/factsheet.jsp?speciesCode=0029|title=Acropora formosa|publisher=Australian Institute of Marine Species|accessdate=14 August 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207007|title=Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)|publisher=World Register of Marine Species|accessdate=6 September 2018}} 12 : Acroporidae|Cnidarians of the Pacific Ocean|Fauna of the Indian Ocean|Fauna of the Red Sea|Marine fauna of Africa|Marine fauna of Asia|Marine fauna of Oceania|Near threatened animals|Near threatened biota of Asia|Near threatened biota of Oceania|Corals described in 1758|Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
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