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Scleractinia

Scleractinia is an order in the class Anthozoa. This database currently files 1 species under it, 1 of them threatened, recorded across 43 countries.

Species filed
1
Threatened
1
Countries recorded
43
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Scleractinia?

1 family filed directly under this order.

  1. Acroporidae

    staghorn coral

    1 species

Best-known members of Scleractinia

Ranked by popularity score.

CR, Critically Endangered
Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)

Staghorn coral

Acropora cervicornis

Acroporidae

How threatened is Scleractinia?

1 of 1 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
CRCritically Endangered1100%

Where is Scleractinia recorded?

Species on file in this order with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

United States of America: 1 speciesIndonesia: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesNicaragua: 1 speciesHonduras: 1 speciesBelize: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesJamaica: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesTrinidad and Tobago: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States1
  2. Puerto Rico1
  3. Colombia1
  4. Bahamas1
  5. Belize1
  6. U.S. Virgin Islands1
  7. Jamaica1
  8. Panama1
  9. Mexico1
  10. Cuba1
  11. Cayman Islands1
  12. Costa Rica1
  13. Caribbean Netherlands1
  14. Venezuela1
  15. Guadeloupe1
  16. Turks & Caicos Islands1
  17. Barbados1
  18. Curaçao1
  19. Nicaragua1
  20. Martinique1

All species in Scleractinia

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Staghorn coralAcropora cervicornisAcroporidaeCritically EndangeredNot recorded43