Acropora digitifera

(Dana, 1846)

Plate Acropora

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.

Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow wave washed back reef margins and usually seen at depths between 3 to 40 feet (1 - 12 m).

General Husbandry: See Acropora abrolhosensis for suggested aquarium husbandry, except for swifter water movement - WM 3 and brighter light, PAR 450+.

Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Cnidaria

Class: Anthozoa

Subclass: Hexacorallia

Order: Scleractinia

Family: Acroporidae

Genus: Acropora

FYI: A plate-like growth with upward growing finger-like projections and usually reddish-brown with blue or white axial corallites in the wild.

If cultured specimens have intense colors/different than in the wild, ask under what conditions it was grown in so you may continue to see it maintain its health/colors.