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Branching coral — Acropora genus group

Scientific name: Acropora spp.

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0057

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শাখাযুক্ত প্রবাল (Acropora)
Verzweigte Koralle (Acropora)
Branching coral — Acropora genus group
Coral ramificado
مرجان شاخه‌ای (Acropora)
Corail branchu
शाखित प्रवाल (Acropora)
Karang bercabang
Karang bercabang (Acropora)
Coral ramificado (Acropora)
Ветвистый коралл (Acropora)
Dallı mercan (Acropora)
شاخ دار مرجان
分枝珊瑚（鹿角珊瑚属）

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1NOAA Ocean Service — Coral animals and polypsSRC-146
2Monroe et al. 2018 — Coral bleaching in the central Saudi Arabian Red SeaSRC-144
3Osman et al. 2024 — Spatial variation in spawning timing for multi-species Acropora assemblages in the Red SeaSRC-143
4World Register of Marine Species — Acropora Oken, 1815 (genus)SRC-172
5Whole genome assembly and annotation of the endangered Caribbean coral Acropora cervicornis (G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics)SRC-412
6A draft genome assembly of the reef-building coral Acropora hemprichii from the central Red Sea (Scientific Data 11)SRC-411
7World Register of Marine SpeciesSRC-009

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T043622960 · last approved 30 September 2026

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Branching coral is a name that groups the species of the genus Acropora (Acropora spp.); it is not a single species.

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4World Register of Marine Species — Acropora Oken, 1815 (genus)SRC-172

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