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Acropora rudis

An uncommon Indo-Pacific coral endangered by bleaching and habitat loss.

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It is an uncommon species classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1] This colonial coral, a type of staghorn, grows in clusters that can reach a width of one meter (one yard).[2][3]

Scientific classification

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

Named by (Rehberg, 1892)

Close relatives

Other species of Acropora with a Codexery entry.

Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Acropora rudis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 288241 (CC BY 4.0)

Conservation status

Endangered (EN)

  1. LC
  2. NT
  3. VU
  4. EN▲ this species
  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

How big is it?

Size comparison: Acropora rudis and a personA 0.16 m long acropora rudis drawn to scale next to a 1.8 m tall person. Schematic shapes, not a likeness.0.16 m1.8 m

Largest length in the source, 0.16 m, next to a 1.8 m person.

Diagram: drawn by Codexery, schematic shapes to scale (not a likeness). Length: Wikipedia: Acropora rudis

Biology and range

The coral's branches are thick, uneven, and taper, with diameters reaching up to 40 mm.[2] Branch orientation varies: some grow upward, some lie flat, and others curve downward near their ends.[2] Individual branches can grow as long as 160 mm.[2] This coral can exhibit either a dark green or a brown coloration.[2]

What the specialist sources record

The World Register of Marine Species lists Acropora rudis as an accepted species in the family Acroporidae, order Scleractinia.[4] GBIF holds 24 occurrence records for this taxon as of 7 October 2026.[5] The species was originally described by Rehberg in 1892.[4][5]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Acropora rudis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Aeby, G., "Acropora rudis", 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Acropora rudis" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Wallace, Carden C., "Staghorn Corals of the World: A Revision of the Coral Genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) Worldwide, with Emphasis on Morphology, Phylogeny and Biogeography", Csiro Publishing, (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Open Library record, ISBN 9780643063914 ("Staghorn corals of the world"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
  4. World Register of Marine Species, Acropora rudis (AphiaID 288241). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
  5. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Acropora rudis (taxon key 5184665). 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 rudis (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.

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Sources

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