Elkhorn coral

Summary

Elkhorn coral is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Elkhorn coral's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Elkhorn coral is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Elkhorn coral's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• Elkhorn coral belongs to the parent taxon Acropora^[6].
• Elkhorn coral's scientific name is Acropora palmata^[7].
• Elkhorn coral's Commons category is recorded as Acropora palmata^[8].
• Elkhorn coral's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. palmata'}^[9].
• Elkhorn coral is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Elkhorn coral'}^[10].
• Elkhorn coral is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Elkhorn Coral'}^[11].
• Elkhorn coral's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Elkhorn coral is Acropora palmata^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Acropora^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[10].

Identifiers

Elkhorn coral's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 93312^[13]. Elkhorn coral's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6131^[14]. Elkhorn coral's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5184657^[15]. Elkhorn coral's ITIS TSN is recorded as 52861^[16].

Why It Matters

Elkhorn coral ranks in the top 0.8% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (155 views/month, #1,566 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17]