Sealife guideThe Scleractinia orderThe taxonomy of marine species

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Acropora cythereacoral (Acropora cytherea)
Acropora cythereacoral
(Acropora cytherea)
Acropora pulchra coral (Acropora pulchra)
Acropora pulchra coral
(Acropora pulchra)
Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)
Elkhorn coral
(Acropora palmata)
Pharaoh coral (Acropora parapharaonis)
Pharaoh coral
(Acropora parapharaonis)
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
Staghorn coral
(Acropora cervicornis)
Labyrinthine brain coral (Diploria labyrinthiformis)
Labyrinthine brain coral
(Diploria labyrinthiformis)

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