Acropora cervicornis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Acropora_cervicornis
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coral reef
gptkbp:CITESStatus gptkb:Appendix_II
gptkbp:commonName staghorn coral
gptkbp:conservationEfforts restoration projects
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:describedYear 1816
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:Western_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:family gptkb:Acroporidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Acropora
gptkbp:growthForm branching
gptkbp:habitat coral reefs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Acropora cervicornis
gptkbp:importantFor reef building
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Critically Endangered
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:maximumLength 2 meters
gptkbp:order gptkb:Scleractinia
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Cnidaria
gptkbp:reproduction asexual fragmentation
sexual spawning
gptkbp:symbiosisWith zooxanthellae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:threats gptkb:disease
climate change
overfishing
pollution
coral bleaching
hurricane damage
predation by snails (Coralliophila abbreviata)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Acropora
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8