Acropora pulchra [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Red List of Threatened Species lists "Acropora pulchra" as being of "least concern" because it has a large range and although often uncommon, it is the dominant species in some localities. The chief threats it faces are from the general destruction of coral reefs, ocean acidification, raised sea temperatures, and coral diseases. The crown-of-thorns starfish feeds preferentially on "Acropora" species corals, and it sometimes has sudden, unexpected increases in population which may threaten this coral.
Acropora pulchra
Acropora pulchra is a species of colonial staghorn coral in the family Acroporidae. It is found on the back fringes of reefs in shallow water in the western Indo-Pacific Ocean. The oldest fossils of this species date back to the Pleistocene.
Description.
The stony skeleton of "Acropora pulchra" takes on various forms. It is a branching species, sometimes being tree-like and forming thickets and in other locations forming tangled colonies with level upper surfaces. The branches are up to in diameter and