Acroporidae

Acroporidae
	Acropora pulchra
Systematics
Trunk :	Cnidarians (Cnidaria)
Class :	Flower animals (anthozoa)
Subclass :	Hexacorallia
Order :	Hard corals (Scleractinia)
Family :	Acroporidae
Scientific name
	Acroporidae
	Verrill , 1902

The Acroporidae are a family of hard corals (Scleractinia). With the Acropora and Montipora, they include the most species-rich genera of hard corals. The Acroporiden are closely related to the Pocilloporiden and Astrocoeniiden .

Like most other hard corals, all Acroporidae live in a symbiotic relationship with small algae ( zooxanthellae ), which supply the acropores with nutrients. You are therefore dependent on bright locations. The Acroporidae grow very quickly, dominate the reefs in many places and form regular monocultures .

Genera

The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) lists 8 genera, 7 of which are recent.

Acropora Oken, 1815
Alveopora Blainville, 1830
Anacropora Ridley, 1884
Astreopora Blainville, 1830
† Diplocoenia Fromentel, 1857
Enigmopora Ditlev, 2003
Isopora Studer, 1879
Montipora Blainville, 1830

literature

SA Fosså, & AJ Nilsen: Coral Reef Aquarium , Volume 4, Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, ISBN 3-928819-05-4 .

Web links

Commons : Acroporidae - collection of images, videos, and audio files

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^ WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acroporidae Verrill, 1902. Retrieved April 22, 2019 .

[1] WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Acroporidae Verrill, 1902. Retrieved April 22, 2019 .