It’s not often we can say an Acropora colony is thisorthatensis but in this case, Charlie Veron himself stopped by the Route 66 Marine booth at MACNA and he identified two ‘deepwater’ Acropora as being Acropora elegans. Like Acropora derawanensis…
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AquaSD scores a super sweet and very rare Acropora derawanensis
This specimen of Acropora derawanensis is the first one we’ve ever seen evidence of in the trade. AquaSD received this very rare ‘deepwater acro’ style species from an Indonesian coral supplier who had it labeled at Acropora simplex, but it…
Coral Morphologic’s Colin Foord to speak on urban Acropora at TEDxMiami
You usually think of Acropora as being a delicate coral group, ready to die at a moment’s notice but would you believe that there are acropora growing inside Miami Florida? We’re not talking about Acros in reef tanks, we’re talking…
AEFW now known as Amakusaplana acroporae
AEFW — the dreaded acropora-eating flatworm has been a nuisance for hobbyists for years and has just gotten a new name thanks to a research team led by Dr. Kate Rawlinson from University College London. Amakusaplana acroporae is the official…
Historic Stuber Acropora photograph documents 25 years of stony coral reefing
The photo above was made 25 years ago, on 26 June 1985, in the aquarium of Dietrich Stüber, Berlin by Svein Fossa, an internationally recognized expert in reef keeping. This historic photograph is the first known documented case of an…
Acropora spathulata is the “thick milli Acro” endemic to Australia
Acropora millepora is one of the most iconic and recognizable SPS corals on the reef and in the aquarium trade. However, within shipments of Australian Acro Millis we’ve secretly been receiving a lurker species endemic to Australian reefs, Acropora spathulata.…
ORA unveils a new cultivar – ORA Acropora Solitaryensis
Today ORA announced the latest in a string of new releases – the ORA Solitaryensis. For those of you who love the tabling Acroporids, as well as those of you who never heard of something so cool, this one is…
New Acropora is among ten new species of stony corals discovered in Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii
New Acropora species are not discovered very often so it was with great excitement that we came to learn that a recent biodiversity survey in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands discovered a new Acropora species from Papahanaumokuakea. If you’ll recall, last…
Pink Lemonade Acropora with shaggy polyps wins the Io LED Photo contest
The Io LED photo contest received nearly 1500 votes and the Reef Builders readership has spoken. Congratulations to Mike Kane who submitted this great picture of an unbelievably shaggy pink lemonade Acropora. Mike will receive an Io LED pendant from…
Pacific Elkhorn Coral, possible new Acropora species discovered in the Marshall Islands
Some unusual elkhorn coral colonies of Acropora have been found growing at Arno Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Only about 200 of these huge, mega colonies were found growing on a small stretch where they greatly resemble the legendary but…
