Acropora secale

Acropora secale
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Hexacorallia
Order:	Scleractinia
Family:	Acroporidae
Genus:	Acropora
Species:	A. secale
Binomial name
	Acropora secale; (Studer, 1878)
Synonyms
	List Acropora concinna (Brook, 1891); Acropora diversa (Brook); Acropora otteri Crossland, 1952; Acropora quelchi (Brook, 1893); Madrepora concinna Brook, 1891; Madrepora diversa Brook, 1891; Madrepora quelchi Brook, 1893; Madrepora secale Studer, 1878; Madrepora violacea Brook, 1892;

Acropora secale is a species of branching staghorn stony coral. It is found in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the type locality is Sri Lanka. The oldest fossils found date back to the Pleistocene.

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