Acropora palmata

Scientific Classification


Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Genus: Acropora
Species: Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)

Information

Geological Range

Recent

Pleistocene

Pliocene

Paleogeographic Distribution

Stratigraphic Occurrences

Recent

Falmouth Formation

San Andres Formation

Key Largo Formation

Swan Cay Formation

Manchioneal Formation

Moin Formation

Hope Gate Formation

Bowden Formation

La Gruta Formation

Q.Chocolate Formation

Seroe Domi Formation

Remarks

Geographic range is Florida to Curacao.

Online Resources

WoRMS record 288227

References

Media

Images

Photograph of Acropora palmata from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115305, specimen 1). — *Acropora palmata* from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115305, specimen 1); stacked image of side 1.

Photograph of Acropora palmata from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115305, specimen 2). — *Acropora palmata* from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115305, specimen 2); stacked image of side 1.

Photograph of Acropora palmata from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115322); stacked image. — *Acropora palmata* from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 115322); stacked image.

Photograph of Acropora palmata from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 117772); stacked image. — *Acropora palmata* from the XXXX Formation of XXXX (PRI 117772); stacked image.

Page History

Edited by Ann F. Budd; last updated August 14, 2026.

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