Acropora donei is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by J. Veron and Carden Wallace in 1984. Found in fringing reefs and the upper slopes of shallow reefs, it occurs at depths of 5 to 20 m (16 to 66 ft). The species is rated as endangered on the IUCN Red List, with a decreasing population, and is affected by disease. It is not common but found over a large area, and is listed under CITES Appendix II.

Description Acropora donei forms in colonies with a width of up to 2 m (6.6 ft), and are made of many fused branches. It is cream, white, green, and sometimes pale brown in colour. The branches are flat, but towards the centre, the ends are upward-facing. The ends of all branches are blunt but neat, and flaring lips are present on larger radial corallites (on the sides of branches), while the smaller corallites lack these. Its coenosteum is bristly, making the species appear rough, and there are no similar species within genus Acropora. It occurs in tropical, shallow reefs; typically in fringing reefs and the slopes of other reefs, where many Acropora species occur. In this marine environment, it exists at between 5 and 20 m (16 and 66 ft).