staghorn coral

English

Noun

staghorn coral (plural staghorn corals)

1. A stony coral (Acropora cervicornis), with cylindrical branches.
   • 2021, Richard Powers, Bewilderment, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 212:

     Stands of staghorn coral were bleaching white.

Derived terms

• fused staghorn coral (Acropora prolifera)
• noble staghorn coral (Acropora intermedia)
• Yonge's staghorm coral (Acropora yongei)

References

• staghorn coral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Acropora cervicornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Acropora cervicornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia