Elkhorn Coral Acropora palmata

Photo: Marion Haarsma

Classification

Acroporidae [family]
Acropora [genus] (3)
palmata [species]

Classification

Acroporidae [family]
Acropora [genus] (3)
palmata [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Bonaire
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  • Klein Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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  • Saba
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  • Sint Eustatius
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    Presence status
  • Indigenous (1) - Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Klein Bonaire
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  • Indigenous (1) - Curaçao
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  • Indigenous (1) - Saba
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  • Indigenous (1) - Sint Eustatius
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    Notes on presence status Marine species are considered ubiquitous around the Dutch Caribbean by Macrae et al (2021), but this species has not been recorded yet on Aruba and St. Maarten.

    Publications

    • Duyl, F.C. van 1985. Atlas of the living reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) 117: 90. Natuurwetenschappelijke studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen, Utrecht.
    • Hoek, C. van den, Breeman, A.M., Bak, R.P.M. & Buurt, G. van 1978. The distribution of Algae, Corals and Gorgonians in relation to depth, light attenuation, water movement and grazing pressure in the fringing coral reef of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles. Aquatic Botany 5: 1-46.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Hove, H.A. ten 2017. The invasive sun coral Tubastraea coccinea hosting a native Christmas tree worm at Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Marine Biodiversity 47: 59-65.
    • Hoeksema, B.W., Moorsel, G.W.N.M. van 2016. Stony corals of St. Eustatius. In: Marine biodiversity survey of St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean, 2015. 32-37. Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, and ANEMOON Foundation, Bennebroek.
    • Korzhavina, O.A., Hoeksema, B.W. & Ivanenko, V.N. 2019. A review of Caribbean Copepoda associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, echinoderms and sponges. Contributions to Zoology 88: 297-349. [link]
    • Kristensen, I. 1971. Jaarverslag 1971. 33 pp. Carmabi Foundation Annual Report, Curaçao.
    • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
    • Roos, P.J. 1964. The distribution of reef corals in Curaçao. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 20: 1-51.
    • Roos, P.J. 1971. The shallow-water stony corals of the Netherlands Antilles. Studies on the fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands 37: 1-108.