The eraser tip shaped branch ends ofAcropora abrolhosensis是我们对SPS珊瑚保持早期的记忆的标志性。一个不错的模糊staghornA. abrolhosensisis one of the most classic and recognizable corals that many reefing pioneers ever grew at a great clip, and it was such a real privilege to finally see one of our favorite Acro species in the wild.
TheFluval Sea Flores Expeditionwas such a prolific voyage and it was great to see exotic corals as well as the fuzzy staghorn which holds such a special place in our reefing heart. The colony ofAcropora abrolhosensis我们记录的是，在涨潮期间，在一个相对受保护的礁石的非常浅的水中生活。
We imagine that this region of the habitat does experience moderate strong flow during tidal water shifts but unless there’s a storm, the wave action is usually fairly dampened on this part of the beginning of the reef flat. Our observation of the fuzzy staghorn acro in the wild line sup well with the “Lagoons or reef slopes protected from strong wave action” habitat description given in Veron’s珊瑚s of the World.
What was most special about encountering the purple color ofAcropora abrolhosensisis that it looked exactly like it does in an aquarium. Sure a minor degree of fluorescence was missing without a rainbow of disco blue lighting dominating the spectrum but even in broad bright daylight, the colors of this fuzzy staghorn shone through. Seeing the fuzzy branches and big flat eraser tip of this coral in Flores, on the other side of the world, reminded us of every time we’ve admired a nice aquarium-grown colony of this species.
