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Acropora Oken, 1815

Living colony of type species Acropora muricata. Seychelles

AphiaID

205469 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205469)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Millepora muricata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

Typetaxon of

Acroporidae Verrill, 1901

Parent

Acroporidae Verrill, 1901

Original name

Acropora Oken, 1815

Synonymised names

Acropora (Acropora) Oken, 1815 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym

Acropora (Conocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Distichocyathus) (Brook, 1893) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Eumadrepora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Lepidocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Madrepora) Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Trachylopora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Acropora (Tylopora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Conocyathus Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Distichocyathus Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Heteropora Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (homonym, no type designation)

Madrepora (Acropora) Oken, 1815 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Madrepora (Conocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Distichocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Eumadrepora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Odonthocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Trachylopora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Madrepora (Tylopora) Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Species Acropora abrolhosensis Veron, 1985
Species Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Acropora acervata (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864)
Species Acropora africana (Brook, 1893)
Species Acropora akajimensis Veron, 1990
Species Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893)
Species Acropora arabensis Hodgson & Carpenter, 1995
Species Acropora arafura Wallace, Done & Muir, 2012
Species Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora austera (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora awi Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Species Acropora batunai Wallace, 1997
Species Acropora bifaria (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora branchi Riegl, 1995
Species Acropora bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora capillaris (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Acropora cardenae Wells, 1985
Species Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976
Species Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Acropora chesterfieldensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora dendrum (Bassett-Smith, 1890)
Species Acropora derawanensis Wallace, 1997
Species Acropora desalwii Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora donei Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora downingi Wallace, 1999
Species Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora eibli Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Species Acropora elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Acropora exquisita Nemenzo, 1971
Species Acropora fastigata Nemenzo, 1967
Species Acropora fenneri Veron, 2000
Species Acropora filiformis Veron, 2000
Species Acropora florida (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893)
Species Acropora globiceps (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora gomezi Veron, 2000
Species Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora halmaherae Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Species Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Acropora hoeksemai Wallace, 1997
Species Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora indonesia Wallace, 1997
Species Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora jacquelineae Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora japonica Veron, 2000
Species Acropora kenti (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora kimbeensis Wallace, 1999
Species Acropora kirstyae Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora kosurini Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora lamarcki Veron, 2000
Species Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora listeri (Brook, 1893)
Species Acropora loisetteae Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora lokani Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora longicyathus (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora lovelli Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora lutkeni Crossland, 1952
Species Acropora macrostoma (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1869)
Species Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879)
Species Acropora mossambica Riegl, 1995
Species Acropora multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967
Species Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Acropora nana (Studer, 1879)
Species Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora natalensis Riegl, 1995
Species Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954
Species Acropora paniculata Verrill, 1902
Species Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992
Species Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000
Species Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora pichoni Wallace, 1999
Species Acropora plumosa Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Species Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)
Species Acropora proximalis Veron, 2000
Species Acropora pruinosa (Brook, 1893)
Species Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora retusa (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora ridzwani Ditlev, 2003
Species Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora rongelapensis Richards & Wallace, 2004
Species Acropora rongoi Bridge & Cowman, 2023
Species Acropora roseni Wallace, 1999
Species Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892)
Species Acropora rufa Veron, 2000
Species Acropora russelli Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora samoensis (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora sarmentosa (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora secale (Studer, 1878)
Species Acropora selago (Studer, 1879)
Species Acropora seriata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Acropora simplex Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Species Acropora sirikitiae Wallace, Phongsuwan & Muir, 2012
Species Acropora solitaryensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora sordiensis Riegl, 1995
Species Acropora spathulata (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)
Species Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora squamata Latypov, 1992
Species Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Species Acropora stoddarti Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Species Acropora striata (Verrill, 1866)
Species Acropora subglabra (Brook, 1891)
Species Acropora subulata (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora suharsonoi Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora sukarnoi Wallace, 1997
Species Acropora tanegashimensis Veron, 1990
Species Acropora tenella (Brook, 1892)
Species Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora tenuissima Bonito, Bridge, Fenner & Baird, 2023
Species Acropora torihalimeda Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora tortuosa (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora tuberculosa (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora tumida (Verrill, 1866)
Species Acropora turaki Wallace, 1994
Species Acropora valenciennesi (Milne Edwards, 1860)
Species Acropora valida (Dana, 1846)
Species Acropora variolosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Species Acropora vaughani Wells, 1954
Species Acropora verweyi Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora walindii Wallace, 1999
Species Acropora willisae Veron & Wallace, 1984
Species Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace, 1984
Subgenus Acropora (Acropora) Oken, 1815 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Acropora) abrolhosensis Veron, 1985 accepted as Acropora abrolhosensis Veron, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Acropora) abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Acropora) aculeus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Acropora (Acropora) acuminata (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Acropora (Acropora) anthocercis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Acropora (Acropora) arabensis Hodgson & Carpenter, 1995 accepted as Acropora arabensis Hodgson & Carpenter, 1995 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Acropora (Acropora) aspera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Acropora (Acropora) austera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora austera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Acropora (Acropora) awi Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 accepted as Acropora awi Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
10. Species Acropora (Acropora) azurea Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora nana (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Species Acropora (Acropora) batunai Wallace, 1997 accepted as Acropora batunai Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
12. Species Acropora (Acropora) bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
13. Species Acropora (Acropora) cardenae Wells, 1985 accepted as Acropora cardenae Wells, 1985 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
14. Species Acropora (Acropora) carduus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
15. Species Acropora (Acropora) caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976 accepted as Acropora caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
16. Species Acropora (Acropora) cerealis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
17. Species Acropora (Acropora) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
18. Species Acropora (Acropora) chesterfieldensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora chesterfieldensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
19. Species Acropora (Acropora) clathrata (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
20. Species Acropora (Acropora) cytherea (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
21. Species Acropora (Acropora) danai (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
22. Species Acropora (Acropora) dendrum (Bassett-Smith, 1890) accepted as Acropora dendrum (Bassett-Smith, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
23. Species Acropora (Acropora) derawanensis Wallace, 1997 accepted as Acropora derawanensis Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
24. Species Acropora (Acropora) desalwii Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora desalwii Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
25. Species Acropora (Acropora) digitifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
26. Species Acropora (Acropora) divaricata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
27. Species Acropora (Acropora) donei Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora donei Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
28. Species Acropora (Acropora) downingi Wallace, 1999 accepted as Acropora downingi Wallace, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
29. Species Acropora (Acropora) echinata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
30. Species Acropora (Acropora) elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
31. Species Acropora (Acropora) elseyi (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
32. Species Acropora (Acropora) eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
33. Species Acropora (Acropora) florida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
34. Species Acropora (Acropora) formosa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
35. Species Acropora (Acropora) gemmifera (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
36. Species Acropora (Acropora) glauca (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
37. Species Acropora (Acropora) globiceps (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora globiceps (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
38. Species Acropora (Acropora) grandis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
39. Species Acropora (Acropora) granulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
40. Species Acropora (Acropora) gravida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
41. Species Acropora (Acropora) halmaherae Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 accepted as Acropora halmaherae Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
42. Species Acropora (Acropora) hebes (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
43. Species Acropora (Acropora) hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
44. Species Acropora (Acropora) hoeksemai Wallace, 1997 accepted as Acropora hoeksemai Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
45. Species Acropora (Acropora) horrida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
46. Species Acropora (Acropora) humilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
47. Species Acropora (Acropora) hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
48. Species Acropora (Acropora) indiana Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
49. Species Acropora (Acropora) indonesia Wallace, 1997 accepted as Acropora indonesia Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
50. Species Acropora (Acropora) intermedia (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
51. Species Acropora (Acropora) jacquelineae Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora jacquelineae Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
52. Species Acropora (Acropora) kimbeensis Wallace, 1999 accepted as Acropora kimbeensis Wallace, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
53. Species Acropora (Acropora) kirstyae Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora kirstyae Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
54. Species Acropora (Acropora) kosurini Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora kosurini Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
55. Species Acropora (Acropora) latistella (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
56. Species Acropora (Acropora) listeri (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora listeri (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
57. Species Acropora (Acropora) loisetteae Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora loisetteae Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
58. Species Acropora (Acropora) lokani Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora lokani Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
59. Species Acropora (Acropora) longicyathus (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora longicyathus (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
60. Species Acropora (Acropora) loripes (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
61. Species Acropora (Acropora) lovelli Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora lovelli Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
62. Species Acropora (Acropora) lutkeni Crossland, 1952 accepted as Acropora lutkeni Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
63. Species Acropora (Acropora) microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
64. Species Acropora (Acropora) microphthalma (Verrill, 1869) accepted as Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
65. Species Acropora (Acropora) millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
66. Species Acropora (Acropora) monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879) accepted as Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
67. Species Acropora (Acropora) multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
68. Species Acropora (Acropora) muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
69. Species Acropora (Acropora) nana (Studer, 1879) accepted as Acropora nana (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
70. Species Acropora (Acropora) nasuta (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
71. Species Acropora (Acropora) nobilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
72. Species Acropora (Acropora) ocellata (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
73. Species Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
74. Species Acropora (Acropora) palmerae Wells, 1954 accepted as Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
75. Species Acropora (Acropora) paniculata Verrill, 1902 accepted as Acropora paniculata Verrill, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
76. Species Acropora (Acropora) papillare Latypov, 1992 accepted as Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
77. Species Acropora (Acropora) pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
78. Species Acropora (Acropora) pichoni Wallace, 1999 accepted as Acropora pichoni Wallace, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
79. Species Acropora (Acropora) plumosa Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 accepted as Acropora plumosa Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
80. Species Acropora (Acropora) polystoma (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
81. Species Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
82. Species Acropora (Acropora) pulchra (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
83. Species Acropora (Acropora) quelchi (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
84. Species Acropora (Acropora) rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890) accepted as Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
85. Species Acropora (Acropora) retusa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora retusa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
86. Species Acropora (Acropora) robusta (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
87. Species Acropora (Acropora) rongelapensis Richards & Wallace, 2004 accepted as Acropora rongelapensis Richards & Wallace, 2004 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
88. Species Acropora (Acropora) roseni Wallace, 1999 accepted as Acropora roseni Wallace, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
89. Species Acropora (Acropora) rudis (Rehberg, 1892) accepted as Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
90. Species Acropora (Acropora) russelli Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora russelli Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
91. Species Acropora (Acropora) samoensis (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora samoensis (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
92. Species Acropora (Acropora) sarmentosa (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora sarmentosa (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
93. Species Acropora (Acropora) secale (Studer, 1878) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
94. Species Acropora (Acropora) selago (Studer, 1879) accepted as Acropora selago (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
95. Species Acropora (Acropora) simplex Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 accepted as Acropora simplex Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
96. Species Acropora (Acropora) solitaryensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora solitaryensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
97. Species Acropora (Acropora) spathulata (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora spathulata (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
98. Species Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
99. Species Acropora (Acropora) spicifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
100. Species Acropora (Acropora) squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
101. Species Acropora (Acropora) striata (Verrill, 1866) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
102. Species Acropora (Acropora) subglabra (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
103. Species Acropora (Acropora) subulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
104. Species Acropora (Acropora) suharsonoi Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
105. Species Acropora (Acropora) sukarnoi Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
106. Species Acropora (Acropora) surculosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
107. Species Acropora (Acropora) tanegashimensis Veron, 1990 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
108. Species Acropora (Acropora) tenella (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
109. Species Acropora (Acropora) tenuis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
110. Species Acropora (Acropora) togianensis Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
111. Species Acropora (Acropora) torihalimeda Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
112. Species Acropora (Acropora) tortuosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
113. Species Acropora (Acropora) turaki Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
114. Species Acropora (Acropora) valenciennesi (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
115. Species Acropora (Acropora) valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
116. Species Acropora (Acropora) variolosa (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
117. Species Acropora (Acropora) vaughani Wells, 1954 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
118. Species Acropora (Acropora) verweyi Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
119. Species Acropora (Acropora) virgata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
120. Species Acropora (Acropora) walindii Wallace, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
121. Species Acropora (Acropora) wardii Verrill, 1902 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
122. Species Acropora (Acropora) willisae Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
123. Species Acropora (Acropora) yongei Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
124. Species Acropora (Acropora) studeri (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
125. Species Acropora (Acropora) teres (Verrill, 1866) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Acropora (Conocyathus) Brook, 1893 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Conocyathus) polymorpha (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Distichocyathus) (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Distichocyathus) angulata (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Acropora (Distichocyathus) elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Distichocyathus) parilis (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Eumadrepora) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) arbuscula (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
3. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) aspera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) decipiens (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) formosa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) gracilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) gravida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) listeri (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora listeri (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) luzonica Verrill, 1902 accepted as Acropora luzonica Verrill, 1902 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
10. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) manni (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
12. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) pacifica (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
13. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) pharaonis (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
14. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) pulchra (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
15. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) smithi (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
16. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) tutuilensis Hoffmeister, 1925 accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
17. Species Acropora (Eumadrepora) haimei Milne Edwards, 1860 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Acropora (Isopora) Studer, 1879 accepted as Isopora Studer, 1879 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
1. Species Acropora (Isopora) brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) accepted as Isopora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Isopora) crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898) accepted as Isopora crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Isopora) cuneata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Acropora (Isopora) hispida (Brook, 1891) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Acropora (Isopora) labrosa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Isopora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Acropora (Isopora) nobilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Acropora (Isopora) palifera (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Isopora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Acropora (Isopora) plicata (Brook, 1891) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
9. Species Acropora (Isopora) securis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Lepidocyathus) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) convexa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) hebes (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
3. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) obscura (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) prostrata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) sarmentosa (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora sarmentosa (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
7. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) spicifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) subulata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora subulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Acropora (Lepidocyathus) studeri (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Acropora (Madrepora) Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
1. Species Acropora (Madrepora) africana (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora africana (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Subgenus Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1892 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Polystachys) aculeus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Polystachys) anthocercis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Polystachys) arcuata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
4. Species Acropora (Polystachys) cerealis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
5. Species Acropora (Polystachys) conferta (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Acropora (Polystachys) corymbosa (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Acropora (Polystachys) dissimilis Verril, 1902 accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Species Acropora (Polystachys) hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
9. Species Acropora (Polystachys) pectinata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
10. Species Acropora (Polystachys) quelchi (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
11. Species Acropora (Polystachys) sinensis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
12. Species Acropora (Polystachys) spicifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
13. Species Acropora (Polystachys) tenuis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
14. Species Acropora (Polystachys) rosacea (Esper, 1789) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) carduus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) murrayensis Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
4. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) rosaria (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
6. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) syringodes (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora longicyathus (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) valida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
8. Species Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) variabilis (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Trachylopora) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Trachylopora) echinata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
2. Species Acropora (Trachylopora) procumbens (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subgenus Acropora (Tylopora) Brook, 1893 accepted as Acropora Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
1. Species Acropora (Tylopora) canalis (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Species Acropora (Tylopora) digitifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
3. Species Acropora (Tylopora) gemmifera (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
4. Species Acropora (Tylopora) leptocyathus (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
5. Species Acropora (Tylopora) nobilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Species Acropora (Tylopora) ocellata (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
7. Species Acropora (Tylopora) pagoensis Hoffmeister, 1925 accepted as Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
8. Species Acropora (Tylopora) scherzeriana (Brüggemann, 1877) accepted as Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
9. Species Acropora (Tylopora) cruciseptata Thiel, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora affinis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora alces (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora angulata (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, alternative representation)
Species Acropora arabica (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora arbuscula (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora arcuata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora armata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora assimilis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora attenuata (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora azurea Veron & Wallace, 1984 accepted as Acropora nana (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora baeodactyla (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora bifurcata Nemenzo, 1971 accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora brachiata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora brevicollis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) accepted as Isopora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora calamaria (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora canaliculata (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora canalis (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora clavigera (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora complanata (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora concinna (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora conferta (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora conigera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora convexa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora copiosa Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898) accepted as Isopora crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora cribripora (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora cuneata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora cuspidata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora cyclopea (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora cylindrica Veron & Fenner, 2000 accepted as Isopora togianensis (Wallace, 1997) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora cymbicyathus (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora cytherella Verrill, 1902 accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora danai (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora decipiens (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora delicatula (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora selago (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora deliculata (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora selago (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora diffusa (Verrill, 1864) accepted as Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora digitata (Pallas, 1766) accepted as Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora diomedeae Vaughan, 1906 accepted as Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora dispar Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora dissimilis Verril, 1902 accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora diversa (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora dumoa (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora dumosa (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora efflorescens (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora ehrenbergii (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora elizabethensis Veron, 2000 accepted as Isopora elizabethensis (Veron, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
Species Acropora eminens von Marenzeller, 1907 accepted as Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora erythraea (Klunzinger, 1879) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora excelsa Nemenzo, 1971 accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora exilis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora fasciculare Latypov, 1992 accepted as Acropora bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora fastigiata Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora fastigata Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora flabelliformis (Milne Edwards, 1860) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora flabellum (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora forskalii (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora forskali (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora fruticosa (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora gracilis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora gravida (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora guppyi (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora hebes (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora hispida (Brook, 1891) accepted as Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora histrix (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, misspelling)
Species Acropora hystrix (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora imperfecta Nemenzo, 1971 accepted as Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora implicata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora tortuosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora indiana Wallace, 1994 accepted as Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora inermis (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1869) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora insignis Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora selago (Studer, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora irregularis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora khayranensis Claereboudt, 2006 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora labrosa (Dana, 1846) accepted as Isopora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora laevis Crossland, 1952 accepted as Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora leptocyathus (Brook, 1891) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora lianae Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora librata Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora lopires (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora loricata Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora magnifica Nemenzo, 1971 accepted as Acropora elegans (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora mangarevensis Vaughan, 1906 accepted as Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora manni (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora maryae Veron, 2000 accepted as Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora massawensis von Marenzeller, 1907 accepted as Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora meridiana Nemenzo, 1971 accepted as Isopora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora microcladose (Ehrenberg, 1834) accepted as Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora minuta Veron, 2000 accepted as Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora multicaulis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora valenciennesi (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora multiramosa Nemenzo, 1967 accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora murrayensis (Vaughan, 1918) accepted as Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora navini Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora nobilis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora obscura (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora ocellata (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora orbicularis (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora otteri Crossland, 1952 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pacifica (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pagoensis Hoffmeister, 1925 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora palamrae Wells, 1954 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora paragemmifera Claereboudt, 2006 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora parahemprichii Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora parapharaonis Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora parilis (Quelch, 1886) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, ?)
Species Acropora patula (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora paxilligera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pectinata (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000 (unaccepted, wrong spelling species name)
Species Acropora pillaii Patterson Edward et al., 2008 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora pinguis Wells, 1950 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora plana Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora plicata (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pocilloporina Wallace, 1994 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora polymorpha (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora ponderosa Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora porites (Pallas, 1766) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora procumbens (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora profusa Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora prolixa (Verrill, 1866) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora prominens Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora prostrata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pustulosa (Milne Edwards, 1860) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora pyramidalis (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora quelchi (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora rayneri (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora reclinata Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora rectina Nemenzo (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora recumbens (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora reticulata (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora rosaria (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted, synonym ?)
Species Acropora rotumana (Gardiner, 1898) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora rufus Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
Species Acropora scabra Vaughan, 1907 (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora scandens (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora scherzeriana (Brüggemann, 1877) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora securis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora sekiseiensis Veron, 1990 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora serrata Lamarck (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Species Acropora singularis Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora smithi (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora spectabilis (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora spiniformis Eguchi & Shirai, 1977 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora splendida Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora squamosa (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora stricta (Brook, 1993) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora subglubra (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora subtilis (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora surculosa (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora symmetrica (Brook, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora syringodes (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora tenuispicata (Studer, 1880) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora tizardi (Brook, 1892) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora togianensis Wallace, 1997 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Acropora torresiana Veron, 2000 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora turbinata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora turgida (Verrill, 1866) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora tutuilensis Hoffmeister, 1925 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora tylostoma (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora vanderhorsti Hoffmeister, 1925 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora varia Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger, 1879) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora vasiformis (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora vermiculata Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora virgata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora virilis Nemenzo, 1967 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora wallaceae Veron, 1990 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora wardi Verrill, 1902 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Species Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora yaeyamaensis Eguchi & Shirai, 1977 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Species Acropora aduncata Zou, 1984 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora alliomorpha (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora amblyclados (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora appressa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora bandensis Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora botryodes (Brook, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora brooki Crossland, 1952 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora bullata (Brook, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora cancellata (Brook, 1883) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora ceylonica (Ortmann, 1889) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora confraga (Quelch, 1886) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora cophodactyla (Brook, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora corymbosa (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora cruciseptata Thiel, 1932 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora cucullata Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora dichotoma (Rehberg, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora disticha (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora effusa (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora exigua (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora forskali (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora fraterna Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora glochiclados (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora gonagra (Milne Edwards, 1860) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora haimei (Milne Edwards, 1860) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora heteroclados (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, new combination)
Species Acropora hydra (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora indica (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora indurata Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora jeulini Crossland, 1952 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora laxa (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora luzonica Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora mexicana (Rehberg, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora minima (Quelch, 1886) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora mirabilis (Quelch, 1886) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora multiformis (Ortmann, 1889) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora neglecta Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora oligocyathus (Brook, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora pachycyathus Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora papillosa (Rehberg, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora parvistella (Verrill, 1864) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora pelewensis (Rehberg, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora philippinensis (Rehberg, 1892) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora plantaginea (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora pocillifera (Lamarck, 1816) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora pumila (Verrill, 1866) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora ramiculosa (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora rosacea (Esper, 1789) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora rousseaui (Milne Edwards, 1860) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora rousseauii (Milne Edwards, 1860) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, wrong spelling)
Species Acropora secaloides Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora secunda (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora secundella Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora stellulata Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora stigmataria (Milne Edwards, 1860) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora studeri (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora teres (Verrill, 1866) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora thurstoni (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora tubicinaria (Dana, 1846) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora tubiformis Eguchi & Shirai, 1977 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora tubigera (Horn, 1861) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora tubulosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora uncinata (Brook, 1893) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora urceolifera Verrill, 1902 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Species Acropora vastula (Quelch, 1886) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813]. xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403 [details]

Descriptive notes

Description A variety of colony shapes occur, as growth may be determinate, leading to more or less symmetrical shape and obvious edge...

Description A variety of colony shapes occur, as growth may be determinate, leading to more or less symmetrical shape and obvious edge zone, or indeterminate, leading to unrestricted growth (Wallace 1999 p. 50-51). Other distinguishing characteristics include the relative contribution of axial and radial corallites to branch width, shape of radial corallites, whether or not radial corallites are dimorphic, shape and arrangement of coenosteal spines. (Figure 4). Montipora does not haveand Astreopora [details]

Description Colonies are usually ramose or arborescent, bushy or plate-like, rarely encrusting or submassive. Corallites are of two...

Description Colonies are usually ramose or arborescent, bushy or plate-like, rarely encrusting or submassive. Corallites are of two types, radial and axial; septa are in two cycles; columellae are absent; corallite walls and coenosteum are porous. Polyps are usually only extended at night (Veron, 1986).
Occur as plate, table and branching colonies. Most have light skeletons and are fast growing. Corallites are characteristically densely-packed and cup-shaped, 2-3 mm across, often protruding 2-3 mm from the branch surface. In most species, terminal corallites at the tips of branches are enlarged and obvious. Colour: terminal corallites are often bright pink, pale blue or yellow (Richmond, 1997). [details]

Status ICZN approved validation of genus name, Opinion 674, 1963 See Boschma, H. 1961. Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa,...

Status ICZN approved validation of genus name, Opinion 674, 1963 See Boschma, H. 1961. Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria): proposed validation under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 18: 334–335. China, W. E. 1963 Opinion 674 Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria) validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20: 319-330. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora Oken, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205469 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

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Hoeksema, Bert

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original description Oken, L. (1815-1816). Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil: Zoologie. Erste Abtheilung: Fleischlose Thiere,Leipzig: C.H. Reclam & Jena: A. Schmid, [book (3rd vol part one, of 3 vols, including plates atlas of T.1, 1813]. xxviii + 842 pp. + xviii, 40 pls. L [copepods 180-184, 357-359, 4 plates]., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.166403 [details]

original description (of Heteropora Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin. 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Conocyathus) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Odonthocyathus) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Lepidocyathus) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

original description (of Madrepora (Distichocyathus) Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Angus & Robertson Publishers. [details]

additional source Riegl, B. (1995). A revision of the hard coral genus Acropora Oken, 1815 (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) in south-east Africa. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 113: 249-288 [details]

additional source Dawson EW. (1992). The Coelenterata of the New Zealand region: a handlist for curators, students and ecologists. Occasional papers of the Hutton Foundation, New Zealand. 1: 1-68.
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additional source Wallace CC. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia). pp i-xvii, 1-421. [details]

additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. Micronesica. 35-36: 121-137.
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additional source Wells JW. (1936). The nomenclature and type species of some genera of recent and fossil corals. American Journal of Science. 31: 97-134., available online at https://ajsonline.org/article/61464 [details]

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additional source Sheppard, C. R. C. (1985). Fringing reefs in the southern region, Jeddah to Jizan. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 37-58
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additional source Sheppard, C. R. C.; Sheppard, A. L. S. (1985). The central Red Sea at Yanbu al Sinaiyah. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 17-36
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additional source Reimer, J. D.; Takishita, K.; Ono, S.; Maruyama, T.; Tsukahara, J. (2006). Latitudinal and intracolony ITS-rDNA sequence variation in the symbiotic dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) in Zoanthus sansibaricus (Anthozoa:Hexacorallia). Phycological Research, 54, 122-132
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additional source Kenyon, J. (2008). Acropora (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) reproductive synchrony and spawning phenology in the Northern Line Islands, central Pacific, as inferred from size classes of developing oocytes. Pacific Science, 62(4): 569-578
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additional source Reimer, J. D.; Takishita, K.; Ono, S.; Maruyama, T. (2007). Diversity and evolution in the zoanthid genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia) based on nuclear ITS-rDNA. Coral Reefs, 26, 399-410
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additional source Grigg, R. W. (1981). Acropora in Hawaii. Part 2. Zoogeography. Pacific Science, 35(1): 15-24
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additional source Tkachenko, K. S.; Wu, B. J.; Fang, L. S.; Fan, T. Y. (2007). Dynamics of a coral reef community after mass mortality of branching Acropora corals and an outbreak of anemones. Marine Biology, 151, 185-194
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additional source Santodomingo N, Wallace CC, Johnson KG. (2015). Fossils reveal a high diversity of the staghorn coral genera Acropora and Isopora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) in the Neogene of Indonesia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 175: 677-763., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12295 [details]

additional source Wallace CC, Bosellini FR. (2015). Acropora (Scleractinia) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Europe: species longevity, origination and turnover following the Eocene–Oligocene transition. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. 13(6): 447-469., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2014.930525 [details]

additional source Wallace CC. (2008). New species and records from the Eocene of England and France support early diversification of the coral genus Acropora. Journal of Paleontology. 82(2): 313-328., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/06-091.1 [details]

additional source Veron JEN, Marsh LM. (1988). Hermatypic corals of Western Australia : records and annotated species list. Records Western Australian Museum Supplement. 29: 1-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60555
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status source ICZN. (1963). Opinion 674: Acropora Oken,1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria): validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 20: 329-330. [details]

status source Boschma H (1961) Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria); proposed validation under the plenary powers. Z.N.(S.) 1036. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 18: 334-335. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Nontype WAM 1001-85, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Nontype WAM 50-87, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

From editor or global species database

Comparison Axial corallites are also seen in some species of Isopora, but with supplementary or multiple axials, and in one species of Astreopora. Acropora and Isopora differ in gametic morphology, ova and spermaries being born within mesenterial filaments in Acropora and on stalks in Isopora, and also in reproductive mode, Acropora being a spawner versus Isopora a brooder oviparous versus viviparous). Montipora corallites do not have a theca and Astreopora does not typically have differentiated axial and radial corallites. Anacropora and Dendracis both have branching colony form, but without an axial corallite or, in the case of Anacropora, thecae. [details]

Diagnosis Acroporidae which are ramose, rarely encrusting; branching mode axial, each branch having a single axial or leading corallite larger than the numerous radial corallites budded from it; radial corallites variously differentiated in shape and size, up to twelve spinose septa; theca and coenosteum light, reticulate, spinose, costate or pseudocostate; columella and dissepiments absent. [details]

Remark Monographed Brook 1893, Veron and Wallace 1984, Wallace 1999. Valid extant species number between about 120 and 140 (Wallace 1999; Veron 2000); valid fossil species approx. 20-30 (Michellotti 1838, Duncan 1866, Oppenheim 1901, Alvarez Perez 1987, Wallace 2008). Active research will lead to new species descriptions in both living and fossil records. This genus becomes extremely diverse in the Indo-Pacific but not in the Western Atlantic during the Late Cenozoic. See Wallace (1999) for a comprehensive treatment of the genus and included species [details]

Definitions