Pocillopora acuta
| Pocillopora acuta | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Cnidaria | 
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa | 
| Class: | Hexacorallia | 
| Order: | Scleractinia | 
| Family: | Pocilloporidae | 
| Genus: | Pocillopora | 
| Species: | P. acuta 
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| Binomial name | |
| Pocillopora acuta Lamarck, 1816 
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Pocillopora acuta is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae with strong ecological importance.[1] It is a cauliflower-shaped coral widely distributed from the Central Pacific to the Indian Ocean.[2]
References
- ^ "The tropical coral Pocillopora acuta displays an unusual chromatin structure and shows histone H3 clipping plasticity upon bleaching". wellcomeopenresearch.org. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
 - ^ "Pocillopora acuta - Cauliflower coral - Taxo4254 - Wiki.nus". wiki.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 2023-07-06.