Pocillopora acuta
Species of coral
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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]
| Pocillopora acuta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Pocilloporidae |
| Genus: | Pocillopora |
| Species: | P. acuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Pocillopora acuta Lamarck, 1816 | |
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