The character of the Acropora hyacinthus colony is that it has a tabulated growth form (shaped like a table) and is sometimes overlapping. It has very small branches with axial corallites at the ends. When viewed from above, the radial corallites around the axial corallites are shaped like a rosebud. This is what characterizes A. hyacinthus when in nature. Many are found at depths of less than 5 m (Irawansyah, et al., 2019).

The character of Acropora hyacinthus is a table-shaped colony with a width that can reach 4 meters. Vertical branches are relatively small with small axials but can still be distinguished from bowl-shaped radial corallites, and Acropora hyacinthus has a dark brown or gray color. Distribution can generally be found in Indonesia and usually grows in the tuber area often dominating a particular location, especially in clear waters with relatively small waves (Rohman, 2014).

The tuber reef slope zone is a reef zone in the form of a steep slope connecting it to the sandy seabed. This area has the highest slope (Sigarlaki, et al., 2021).

Writer: Nabila Dyah Ningrum

References

Irawansyah, I., Rosdianto, R., & Oktiyas, M. L. (2019). Penilaian sejawat buku ilmiah: terumbu karang di Kutai Timur: Pulau Miang. Malang. UB Press.

Rohman, F. (2014). Keanekaragaman dan tutupan terumbu karang di Pulau Giligenting       Kabupaten Sumenep Madura (Doctoral dissertation, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim).

Sigarlaki, A. K., Nugraha, A. H., & Kurniawan, D. (2021). Coral Cover and Diversity Life form in Different Reef Zone at Kampung Baru Waters, Bintan Island. Journal of     Tropical Fisheries Management, 5(1), 29-36.