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Acropora

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Noun1.AcroporaAcropora - coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals
genus Acropora
coelenterate genus - a genus of coelenterates
Madreporaria, order Madreporaria - stony corals
stag's-horn coral, staghorn coral - large branching coral resembling antlers


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The reef-building coral Acropora millepora does not have a lot on its mind.
Reef relations: DNA shared by people and coral sheds light on animal ... by Travis, John / Science News
Genetic analysis of what were once considered three species of Caribbean Acropora coral confirms that one of them is actually a collection of first-generation hybrids of the other two, says Steven V.
Near-sterile hybrids boost coral diversity. (Marine Mules) by Milius, S. / Science News
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