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Elkhorn coral colony
An elkhorn coral colony is a branching formation of the coral species Acropora palmata, found in shallow Caribbean reefs.
2 mDefined colony width
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2 metres is approximately equal to the colony width of an elkhorn coral colony.
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2 metres
Length: 2 m; definition.
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Elkhorn coral colony
Defined colony width: 2 m; defined specimen; range 1 m–3.5 m.
A defined mature elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) colony 2 m wide and 1.2 m high. Branch growth and breakage produce irregular colonies; the basal reef substrate is excluded from both spans.
NOAA Fisheries — Elkhorn coral
The marked defined colony width is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Elkhorn coral colony
2 mDefined colony width · defined specimen · range 1 m–3.5 m
A defined mature elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) colony 2 m wide and 1.2 m high. Branch growth and breakage produce irregular colonies; the basal reef substrate is excluded from both spans.
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- 2 metres is approximately equal to the colony width of an elkhorn coral colony.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- We use 2 m for the colony width of an elkhorn coral colony; the recorded range is 1 m–3.5 m.
- The colony width of an elkhorn coral colony: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
- The recorded ranges overlap, so the ordering can vary even though the central values differ.
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