Acropora Corals Codexery

Acropora granulosa

A vulnerable acroporid coral with plate-like colonies.

Last updated

Acropora granulosa is a species of coral in the family Acroporidae, class Hexacorallia.[1] Milne Edwards first described this coral in 1860, giving it the name Madrepora granulosa.[2][1]

Scientific classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. SubphylumAnthozoa
  4. ClassHexacorallia
  5. OrderScleractinia
  6. FamilyAcroporidae
  7. GenusAcropora
  8. SpeciesAcropora granulosa

Named by (Milne Edwards, 1860)

Close relatives

Other species of Acropora with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Acropora granulosa (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 207093 (CC BY 4.0)

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU)

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU▲ this species
  4. EN
  5. CR
  6. EW
  7. EX
Population trend
Not held in our sources — see the assessment
Assessment published
2024

Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category

Where the acropora granulosa has been recorded

Where the acropora granulosa has been recorded149 mapped locations from 933 GBIF occurrence records

Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (933 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 19 inland records left out (institution coordinates).

Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain)

Last updated 2026-10-07 from the source article.

Quick Facts

Described by
Milne Edwards
Year described
1860
Original name
Madrepora granulosa
Iucn status
vulnerable

Facts from the source article.

Biology and range

Colonies form a single horizontal plate of branches less than 1 m in diameter.[3] No known similar-looking species exist.[3] Its population is believed to be decreasing due to threats including coral bleaching, climate change, human activity, crown-of-thorns starfish, and disease.[4] The branches of this coral are set at regular intervals, and the branchlets are short and slope downward.[3]

This coral's typical coloration is pale blue, cream, or grey.[3] This species lives in tropical shallow reef environments at water depths ranging from 8 to 40 meters.[4]

What the specialist sources record

The World Register of Marine Species records the accepted name as Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860).[1] GBIF accepts the same taxonomic placement and holds 1,053 occurrence records for this taxon as of 7 October 2026.[5] The species is classified in the order Scleractinia, family Acroporidae, and kingdom Animalia.[5][1]

References

  1. World Register of Marine Species, Acropora granulosa (AphiaID 207093). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Acropora granulosa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Acropora granulosa", World Register of Marine Species (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Acropora granulosa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Acropora granulosa", Australian Institute of Marine Science (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Acropora granulosa" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nuñez Lendo, C.I., "Acropora granulosa", 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Acropora granulosa (taxon key 5184601). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Acropora granulosa (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

Related entries

Same family (Acroporidae)

Leaf plate montipora Montipora capricornis

Named in this entry

Acropora

More in Acropora Corals

Acropora hemprichiiAcropora hoeksemaiAcropora horridaAcropora humilisAcropora hyacinthusAcropora indonesiaAcropora jacquelineaeAcropora kimbeensisAcropora kirstyaeAcropora kosuriniAcropora listeriAcropora loisetteae

Test yourself

Three questions drawn from this entry’s sources. Pick an answer to check it.

1. Who first scientifically described the Acropora granulosa?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is Milne Edwards.

2. In what year was Acropora granulosa first scientifically described?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is 1860.

3. What is the IUCN Red List category of the Acropora granulosa?

Correct.

Not quite. The answer is Vulnerable.

Answers checked against the source article

Sources

Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.

Spotted an error? Know more?

Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced

Comments

Loading…
Open in the interactive codex →