Acropora striata
Endangered acroporid coral found in Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean reefs.
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Acropora striata is a marine coral species in the family Acroporidae, order Scleractinia.[1] Addison Emery Verrill first described this coral in 1866, giving it the original name Madrepora striata.[2]
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- SubphylumAnthozoa
- ClassHexacorallia
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyAcroporidae
- GenusAcropora
- SpeciesAcropora striata
Named by (Verrill, 1866)
Close relatives
Other species of Acropora with a Codexery entry.
- Acropora abrotanoides Acropora abrotanoides
- Acropora aculeus Acropora aculeus
- Acropora acuminata Acropora acuminata
- Acropora arabensis Acropora arabensis
- Acropora aspera Acropora aspera
- Acropora awi Acropora awi
- Acropora batunai Acropora batunai
- Acropora caroliniana Acropora caroliniana
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Acropora striata (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 207081 (CC BY 4.0)
Conservation status
Endangered (EN)
- LC
- NT
- VU
- EN▲ this species
- CR
- EW
- EX
Source: IUCN Red List assessment · GBIF copy of the Red List category
Where the acropora striata has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (288 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 6 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain)
Biology and range
Its population is believed to be decreasing, threatened by coral reef reduction, temperature rise, climate change, human activity, crown-of-thorns starfish, and disease.[3] Colonies of Acropora striata are built from short branches.[4] Branch tips are white, and the overall coral color is grey-brown.[4]
What the specialist sources record
The World Register of Marine Species lists Acropora striata as an accepted species in the family Acroporidae.[1] GBIF records 357 occurrence records for this taxon as of 7 October 2026.[5] The GBIF Backbone Taxonomy places the species in kingdom Animalia, phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa.[5]
References
- World Register of Marine Species, Acropora striata (AphiaID 207081). CC BY 4.0. marinespecies.org
- Wikipedia, "Acropora striata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Acropora striata", World Register of Marine Species (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Acropora striata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nuñez Lendo, C.I., "Acropora striata", 2024 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Acropora striata" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Acropora striata", Australian Institute of Marine Science (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence index, Acropora striata (taxon key 5184620). CC BY 4.0 (backbone); counts are facts. gbif.org
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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.
- Wikipedia: Acropora striata (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List assessment.
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
- Word definitions: the , each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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