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Acropora Digitifera
AdvancedAcropora digitifera
A digitate Acropora whose colonies reach 1 m across. Its thin branches carry long tube-shaped axial corallites and the tips are often blue. It resembles Acropora humilis but is smaller, with finer finger-like lobes.
Difficulty
Advanced
Temperature
22〜26℃
Size
Colonies up to 1 m in diameter
Diet
Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with powdered or liquid coral foods and phytoplankton.
About
Acropora digitifera was described by James Dwight Dana in 1846 as Madrepora digitifera. It occurs in the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, Australia, Southeast Asia, the central Indo-Pacific, Japan, the west Pacific and the East China Sea, and is also found in the Pitcairn Islands. It lives in shallow areas of tropical reefs in the back margins at depths of 0-12 m, on wave-washed back reefs and intertidal reef flats. Colonies consist of either prostrate or upright groups of branches and reach 1 m across. The thin branches carry long tube-shaped axial corallites, and the radial corallites are small and tube- or pocket-shaped. It is a typical digitate coral with an elongated terminal corallite and often a blue tip. Colour is red-brown with white or blue axial corallites. It resembles Acropora humilis but is smaller, with finer finger-like lobes. The IUCN assessed it as Endangered in 2023 and it is on CITES Appendix II.
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Size of the Acropora Digitifera
The Acropora Digitifera grows to Colonies up to 1 m in diameter.
Temperature & humidity for the Acropora Digitifera
The ideal temperature for the Acropora Digitifera is 22〜26℃.
Basic Info
Origin
Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, southwest and northern Indian Ocean, Australia, Southeast Asia, central Indo-Pacific, Japan, the west Pacific and the East China Sea
Size
Colonies up to 1 m in diameter
Temperature
Care Specifications
- Carbonate (KH)
- 8–12 dKH
- Water Temp.
- 22–26℃
- Specific Gravity
- 1.023–1.025
- Calcium (Ca)
- 380–440 ppm
- Magnesium (Mg)
- 1300–1400 ppm
SPSLight: High (PAR>150)Flow: HighPlacement: Top
Sources: LiveAquaria (Acropora valida) / LiveAquaria (Assorted Acropora Coral) / AlgaeBarn: A Quick Guide to LPS and SPS / SeaLifeBase
References & Sources
Edited & verified by: BreederDirect editorial team
The taxonomic, regulatory, and husbandry data on this page are compiled and verified against the authoritative primary sources below.
Taxonomy & Authority
Accepted name: Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
Synonyms: Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846, Acropora fruticosa (Brook, 1892), Acropora guppyi (Brook, 1892)
Authority databases: WoRMS
Nomenclature follows global taxonomic authority databases.
Regulations & Conservation Status
CITES Appendix IIIUCN EN · Endangered
Sources: CITES Appendix II (Scleractinia spp. listed as an order) / IUCN Red List (via SeaLifeBase)
Regulations may change. Always verify the latest information with the relevant authorities.
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