Pocillopora acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Pocillopora
Species:
P. acuta
Binomial name
Pocillopora acuta
Lamarck, 1816

Pocillopora acuta is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae with strong ecological importance.[1] It is a cauliflower-shaped coral widely distributed from the Central Pacific to the Indian Ocean.[2]

References

  1. "The tropical coral Pocillopora acuta displays an unusual chromatin structure and shows histone H3 clipping plasticity upon bleaching". wellcomeopenresearch.org. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  2. "Pocillopora acuta - Cauliflower coral - Taxo4254 - Wiki.nus". wiki.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-07-06.


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