Acropora selago is a corymbose scleractinian coral (family Acroporidae) found across the Indo-Pacific in shallow reef habitats, forming compact, rounded plates with short, upright branches. The species maintains photosymbiosis with Symbiodiniaceae, critical for growth, calcification, and survival. Like most Acropora, it faces significant threats from ocean warming and reef degradation, and is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Genomic data have been generated for this species and are available in public databases, enabling comparative studies of cnidarian evolution and ecology.