Acropora batunai

Wallace, 1997

Bottlebrush Coral

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea, Philippines to Micronesia.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoons and reef slopes protected from strong wave action.

General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade.

See Acropora abrolhosensis for suggested aquarium husbandry.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: In the wild, usually a pale brown, blue or grey and takes a seafan or bowl shape.

If cultured specimens have intense colors, ask under what PAR conditions it was grown in so you may continue to see it maintain its health/colors!