Bali Shortcake vs Flat Wrack

Acropora latistella compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bali Shortcake	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Anthozoa	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Acroporidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acropora	Fucus
Species	Acropora latistella	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Bali Shortcake

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bali Shortcake	Flat Wrack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bali Shortcake

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

Bali Shortcake

The Bali Shortcake (Acropora latistella) is a species in the genus Acropora. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.