Species Type:
Corals, Invertebrates
Common Name(s):
Acan lord coral
Size:
These corals can form colonies up to 6.6 feet (2 meters) across.
Diet:
Using their polyps, acan lord corals catch organic compounds and small marine organisms from their environment. They also have a special algae—called zooxanthellae– in their tissues that photosynthesize the sun's rays into energy/food.
Range & Habitat:
In the western Indo-Pacific region, Acan lord corals can be found on shallow reefs. This coral species has large polyps and forms in short clusters in reef colonies.
Details:
Acan lord corals range in color from red, orange and purple to blue and green. They have thick, bumpy ridges on their corallites resembling a brain.