Acropora monticulosa is a species of acroporid coral found in the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific, Australia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the East China Sea and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean. It is also found in the Tuamotus. It occurs in tropical shallow reefs on upper slopes, from depths of 1 to 12 metres (3 ft 3 in to 39 ft 4 in). It was described by Brüggemann in 1879.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Acropora monticulosa being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Acropora gemmifera
- Acropora globiceps
- Acropora humilis
- Acropora digitifera
- Acropora millepora
- Pocillopora grandis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Acroporidae
- Genus
- Acropora
- Species
- Acropora monticulosa
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