| Acropora carduus | |
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| Acropora carduus specimen | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Cnidaria | 
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa | 
| Class: | Hexacorallia | 
| Order: | Scleractinia | 
| Family: | Acroporidae | 
| Genus: | Acropora | 
| Species: | A. carduus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Acropora carduus | |
Acropora carduus is a species of acroporid coral found in the northern Indian Ocean and the central Indo-Pacific.