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zooxanthellate
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).
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Acropora polifera reprents an F1 hybrid of A. cervicornis and A. palmata with its own characteristic growth form, which can reproduce asexually and can form large fields of uniform corals.
- Vollmer, S.V., Palumbi, S.R. (2002). Hybridization and the evolution of reef coral diversity. Science. 296(5575): 2023-2025.
- Japaud, A., Fauvelot, C., Bouchon, C. (2014). Unexpected high densities of the hybrid coral Acropora prolifera (Lamarck 1816) in Guadeloupe Island, Lesser Antilles. Coral Reefs. 33(3): 593-593.
- Lucas, M.Q., Weil, E. (2015). Recent recovery in Acropora cervicornis and abundance of A. prolifera off La Parguera, Puerto Rico. Marine Biodiversity. doi: 10.1007/s12526-015-0399-4.
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