Acropora cervicornis ??

[RUCNNEfish]

Hello,
My understanding is that the PC Rainbow is a member of the A. Cervicornis genus. (Please correct me if I'm wrong). I would like to see other species belonging to this genus as well as their trade names or common reef hobby names.
Thanks,
Andrew

 

[Guttersnipe]

I heard it’s in the stag family.

 

[Steve H]

Hello,
My understanding is that the PC Rainbow is a member of the A. Cervicornis genus. (Please correct me if I'm wrong). I would like to see other species belonging to this genus as well as their trade names or common reef hobby names.
Thanks,
Andrew

Acropora cervicornis is a species, not a genus. It is only found in the Western Atlantic/Caribbean, is brown in color, and staghorn in growth form (Staghorn is its common name as well). It is federally protected so you shouldn’t see it in the aquarium trade.

 

[29bonsaireef]

Yep, A. Cervicornis is its own species. There's very little similarities between it and PC Rainbow other than both being Acropora.

 

[RUCNNEfish]

Thanks, any idea of the species name of PC Rainbow ?

 

[Guttersnipe]

Thanks, any idea of the species name of PC Rainbow ?

It’s a stag

 

[Hemmdog]

PC Rainbow is an acropora convexa.

 

[RUCNNEfish]

Thanks, that’s what I was looking for!