Título
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
FMM2011.20.128
Materia
coral, marine life
Descripción
Off-white/gray coral that branches like a stag's horns.
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a type of branching coral found in shallow water reefs around Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Staghorn colonies can grow 4 feet high and 6 feet in diameter, with multiple colonies together creating dense fields of thicket. The staghorn coral is critically endangered after suffering 97% population loss from white band disease in the 1980s. Today, it continues to face threats of disease as well as the ill effects of warming ocean waters and pollution.
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a type of branching coral found in shallow water reefs around Florida, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Staghorn colonies can grow 4 feet high and 6 feet in diameter, with multiple colonies together creating dense fields of thicket. The staghorn coral is critically endangered after suffering 97% population loss from white band disease in the 1980s. Today, it continues to face threats of disease as well as the ill effects of warming ocean waters and pollution.