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    Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is an important reef-building coral in the Caribbean. The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble...
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    (Dana, 1846) Acropora natalensis Riegl, 1995 Acropora ornata† (DeFrance, 1828) Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) - elkhorn coral Acropora palmerae Wells...
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    homomalla - USVI Caribbean". www.snorkelstj.com. "Elkhorn Coral - Acropora palmata - USVI Caribbean". www.snorkelstj.com. "Great Star Coral - Montestrea...
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    petitioned the US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list elkhorn (Acropora palmata), staghorn (A. cervicornis), and fused-staghorn (A. prolifera) coral...
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    tissue of Caribbean acroporid corals, specifically elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (A. cervicornis). The disease exhibits a pronounced...
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  • Lirman, Diego (2000-08-23). "Fragmentation in the branching coral Acropora palmata (Lamarck): growth, survivorship, and reproduction of colonies and fragments"...
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    near the Florida keys, is a coral disease affecting Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) throughout the Caribbean. It causes irregular white patches or blotches...
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    Stephanoccenia intercepta elkhorn coral Acropora palmata staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis fused staghorn coral Acropora prolifera Agaricia agarities finger...
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    etiology of white pox, a lethal disease of the Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 99 (13): 8725–30. doi:10.1073/pnas.092260099...
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    main town and resort. Fossilized staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) are present near the crest of the fossil reef...
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