Nov 21, 2024 · Staghorn coral is one of the most important corals in the Caribbean. It, along with elkhorn coral and star corals (boulder, lobed, and mountainous) built Caribbean coral reefs …

The staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching, stony coral, within the Order Scleractinia. It is characterized by thick, upright branches which can grow in excess of 2 …

Staghorn Coral (Acropora spp.) dominates large areas of the Great Barrier Reef, earning its position as the most prevalent hard coral species. These distinctive corals get their name from …

We found four staghorn coral species at mesophotic depths on the Great Barrier Reef that were previously considered rare and endangered on the basis of their limited distribution in central …

Sep 14, 2020 · About a quarter of all coral species on the Great Barrier Reef are staghorn corals, and they provide much of the three-dimensional structure fishes and many other coral reef …

The most common type of hard coral found in the Great Barrier Reef is the Staghorn variety, which over time forms limestone casings that become an important building block in the reef’s …

Staghorn corals are found in our Live Coral exhibit in the Tropical Pacific Gallery. These corals are found in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, mostly between 25 N to 25 S in suitable …

Jan 23, 2025 · Covering nearly 133,000 square miles (345,000 square kilometers), the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef, home to more than 1,500 species of fish and 411 …

In a ground-breaking collaboration, scientists from Queensland Museum and James Cook University have described the first new species of staghorn coral from the Great Barrier Reef …

Jan 21, 2025 · The southern Great Barrier Reef experienced catastrophic coral bleaching due to unprecedented marine heat waves in early 2024. A study documented that by April 2024, 80% …