Acropora tenuis

Super Group: 
Eukaryota
Phylum: 
Cnidaria
Class: 
Anthozoa
Order: 
Scleractinia
Family: 
Acroporidae
Genus: 
Acropora
Species: 
tenuis
Authority: 
Dana 1846

Diagnosis

Corymbose to caespito corymbose colonies with narrox branches, radial corralites evenly sized with pbvious, flaring lips. Corymbose branching with terete branches up to 10 mm in diameter; axial corralites outer diamter 2.4-4.4 mm, inner diameter 0.8-1.2 mm, primary and secondary septa to 1/3 R ; radial corralites evently arranged and close together on branches, cochleariform, the lip rounded and flaring broadly, primary septa to 2/3 R, secondary septa to 1/4 R ; coenosteum costatae or rows of simple spicules on radial corralites, reticulate with scatterend simple spinule in intercorralite areas. 
Known colors : pale cream, pale brown or blue

Observation site(s)

SYMBIONTS

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Chromera velia
Symbiodinium sp.
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Florida
Smith RT, ón JH, LaJeunesse TC (2009) SYMBIODINIUM (DINOPHYTA) DIVERSITY AND STABILITY IN AQUARIUM CORALS. Journal of Phycology 45:1030 - 1036. doi: 10.1111/jpy.2009.45.issue-510.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00730.x
Symbiodinium- clade D Guam
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium- clade A Elat
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium- clade C Reunion Island Elat
Symbiodinium sp. Western Indian
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Okinawa
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Phuket
Symbiodinium sp. Great Barrier Reef
Symbiodinium sp. Western Indian