staghorn coral

• Espécie de coral (Acropora cervicornis) que forma colônias ramificadas semelhantes a chifres de cervo, comum em recifes tropicais de águas rasas. É um importante coral construtor de recifes, atualmente criticamente ameaçado pelas mudanças climáticas e pela acidificação dos oceanos.

A species of coral (Acropora cervicornis) characterized by its branching, antler-like structure, commonly found in shallow tropical reefs. It is a key reef-building coral but is now critically endangered due to climate change and ocean acidification.

1. A species of coralB2formal

   A fast-growing, branching coral species (Acropora cervicornis) that forms large, antler-like structures and is a key reef-building coral in the Caribbean.

   Espécie de coral

   • Staghorn coral is critically endangered due to disease and bleaching.
   • Divers observed a large thicket of staghorn coral on the reef.
   • Scientists are working to restore staghorn coral populations in the Florida Keys.