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Starry Cup Coral 
 
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Group:
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans


Species/Common Names:
Acanthastrea bowerbanki
Acanthastrea brevis
Acanthastrea faviaformis
Acanthastrea hemprichii
Acanthastrea hillae
Acanthastrea ishigakiensis
Acanthastrea lordhowensis
Acanthastrea maxima
Acanthastrea regularis
Acanthastrea rotundoflora
Acan Brain Coral
Acanthastrea subechinata

Facts Summary:
Acanthastrea (commonly known as the Starry Cup Coral species) is a genus of corals, jellyfish, and sea anemones of concern and found in the following area(s): Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans.

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Copyright Notice: This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Acanthastrea".

Status/Date(s) Listed as Endangered

  Scientific Name Status Listing Date Range
1. Acanthastrea bowerbankiVU-IUCN2008Asia, Australia, North America (United States Territory), Oceans
2. Acanthastrea brevisVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceans
3. Acanthastrea faviaformisVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceans
4. Acanthastrea hemprichiiVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceans
5. Acanthastrea hillaeNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans
6. Acanthastrea ishigakiensisVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans
7. Acanthastrea lordhowensisNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, Oceans
8. Acanthastrea maximaNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Middle East
9. Acanthastrea regularisVU-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Oceans
10. Acanthastrea rotundofloraNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceans
11. Acanthastrea subechinataNT-IUCN2008Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceans

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