Elkhorn Coral
Common Name: Elkhorn Coral
Scientific Name: Acropora palmata
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Other Taxonomy: Order: Scleractinia Family: Acroporidae Genus: Acropora
Specimen #:35
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Elkhorn coral exist in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Florida Keys
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: one of the most important reef-building corals in the Caribbean
Relationship with humans: no relationship
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_coral
Scientific Name: Acropora palmata
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Other Taxonomy: Order: Scleractinia Family: Acroporidae Genus: Acropora
Specimen #:35
Circumstance: Observed in lab
Specimen Condition: Specimen was dead
Location: Alfred bio lab
Typical Habitat: Elkhorn coral exist in the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Florida Keys
Invasive? not invasive
Natural area of growth: one of the most important reef-building corals in the Caribbean
Relationship with humans: no relationship
Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkhorn_coral