staghorn coral
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Noun
[edit]staghorn coral (plural staghorn corals)
- A stony coral (Acropora cervicornis), with cylindrical branches.
- 2021, Richard Powers, Bewilderment, Hutchinson Heinemann, page 212:
- Stands of staghorn coral were bleaching white.
Derived terms
[edit]- fused staghorn coral (Acropora prolifera)
- noble staghorn coral (Acropora intermedia)
- Yonge's staghorm coral (Acropora yongei)
References
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staghorn coral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Acropora cervicornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Acropora cervicornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - List of sequenced animal genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
