WoRMS taxon details
Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)
288235 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288235)
accepted
Species
Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora muricata prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora muricata var. prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Heteropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Isopora muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. <em>Paris. Verdière.</em> Vol. 2 pp. 1-568., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details] 
Lectotype (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing &...
Lectotype (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF 842, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Fossil range Recorded from the Late Pleistocene of Jamaica (Precht et al. 2019)
Status Acropora polifera reprents an F1 hybrid of A. cervicornis and A. palmata with its own characteristic growth form, which can...
Fossil range Recorded from the Late Pleistocene of Jamaica (Precht et al. 2019) [details]
Status Acropora polifera reprents an F1 hybrid of A. cervicornis and A. palmata with its own characteristic growth form, which can...
Status Acropora polifera reprents an F1 hybrid of A. cervicornis and A. palmata with its own characteristic growth form, which can reproduce asexually and can form large fields of uniform corals. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288235 on 2024-11-21
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original description
(of Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.-B. M. de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second. <em>Paris. Verdière.</em> Vol. 2 pp. 1-568., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47698 [details]
original description (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2.</em> 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
additional source Wallace CC, Done BJ, Muir PR (2012) Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals Acropora and Isopora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 57: 1-255. [details]
additional source Precht, W. F.; Vollmer, S. V.; Modys, A. B.; Kaufman, L. (2019). Fossil Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) reveals coral hybridization is not only a recent phenomenon. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 132(1): 40-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/18-d-18-00011 [details]
additional source Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1864). Supplément au mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia della Scienze di Torino, Serie 2.</em> 23: 97-206, plates 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31197612 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume I: Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 1, pp. 463.
page(s): 261 [details]
additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312.
page(s): 19, 26, 31, 35, 37, 38-39, 210, 244, 246, 250, 296, 308 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Stony corals (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Scleractinia) of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to the Marine Sciences.</em> 12:271-302.
page(s): 272, 276-278, Plate 3, Figures 121e, 122a [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 292, 293 [details]
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 62, 73, 112 [details]
additional source Almy CC, Carrión-Torres C. (1963). Shallow water stony corals of Puerto Rico. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 3: 269-279. [details]
additional source Zlatarski V. (1972). Sobre la fauna coralina de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Zoologia de la Habana.</em> 13(351): 1501-1507. [details]
additional source Kitchen, S. A.; Von Kuster, G.; Kuntz, K. L. V.; Reich, H. G.; Miller, W.; Griffin, S.; Fogarty, N. D.; Baums, I. B. (2020). STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 10: 12488., available online at http://| https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69101-z [details]
additional source Guzman, H.M., 1998. Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 Suppl. 4: 75-80.
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Karlson, R. H. 1980. Alternative competitive strategies in a periodically disturbed habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 30(4): 894-890.
page(s): 896 [details]
original description (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1860). Mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Mémoires de l'Academie des Sciences de Turin, séries 2.</em> 19: 279-365, pls 1-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12140332 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., W.C. Jaap & J.C. Lang. (2009). Scleractinia (Cnidaria) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder DL. Camp DK (eds.) Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.</em> Pp. 333–347. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
additional source Wallace CC, Done BJ, Muir PR (2012) Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals Acropora and Isopora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 57: 1-255. [details]
additional source Precht, W. F.; Vollmer, S. V.; Modys, A. B.; Kaufman, L. (2019). Fossil Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) reveals coral hybridization is not only a recent phenomenon. <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 132(1): 40-55., available online at https://doi.org/10.2988/18-d-18-00011 [details]
additional source Duchassaing P, Michelotti J. (1864). Supplément au mémoire sur les coralliaires des Antilles. <em>Memorie della Reale Accademia della Scienze di Torino, Serie 2.</em> 23: 97-206, plates 1-11., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31197612 [details]
additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume I: Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 1, pp. 463.
page(s): 261 [details]
additional source Zlatarski, V. N.; Estalella, N. M. (1980). Scleractinia of Cuba with data on the constituent organisms [in Bulgarian]. Bulgarian Academy of Science. Sophia., pp. 312.
page(s): 19, 26, 31, 35, 37, 38-39, 210, 244, 246, 250, 296, 308 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Stony corals (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa, Scleractinia) of Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. <em>Smithsonian Contribution to the Marine Sciences.</em> 12:271-302.
page(s): 272, 276-278, Plate 3, Figures 121e, 122a [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 292, 293 [details]
additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 62, 73, 112 [details]
additional source Almy CC, Carrión-Torres C. (1963). Shallow water stony corals of Puerto Rico. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 3: 269-279. [details]
additional source Zlatarski V. (1972). Sobre la fauna coralina de Cuba. <em>Circulares del Museo y Biblioteca de Zoologia de la Habana.</em> 13(351): 1501-1507. [details]
additional source Kitchen, S. A.; Von Kuster, G.; Kuntz, K. L. V.; Reich, H. G.; Miller, W.; Griffin, S.; Fogarty, N. D.; Baums, I. B. (2020). STAGdb: a 30K SNP genotyping array and Science Gateway for Acropora corals and their dinoflagellate symbionts. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 10: 12488., available online at http://| https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69101-z [details]
additional source Guzman, H.M., 1998. Diversity of stony, soft and black corals (Anthozoa: Scleractinia, Gorgonacea, Antipatharia; Hydrozoa: Milleporina) at Cayos Cochinos, Bay Islands, Honduras. Rev. Biol. Trop. 46 Suppl. 4: 75-80.
page(s): 77 [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 15 [details]
additional source Karlson, R. H. 1980. Alternative competitive strategies in a periodically disturbed habitat. Bulletin of Marine Science 30(4): 894-890.
page(s): 896 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF 842, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G33176, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G48426, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G48427, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G48428, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51967, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51968, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51969, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51970, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54473, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54474, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54499, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54500, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 39.12.26.41, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 39.12.26.42, geounit Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 46.7.30.8, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 85.1.21.1, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 86.11.25.17, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. prolifera Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 91.1.20.3, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR 9012 [details]
Nontype NMSR 9013, geounit Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Fossil range Recorded from the Late Pleistocene of Jamaica (Precht et al. 2019) [details]
Status Acropora polifera reprents an F1 hybrid of A. cervicornis and A. palmata with its own characteristic growth form, which can reproduce asexually and can form large fields of uniform corals. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | fused staghorn coral | [details] |
| German | Verschmolzene GeweihkoralleFächergeweihkoralle | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acropora prolifera)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 376 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 4643 whole colony side view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 4644 whole colony side view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (422 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (87 publications) (from synonym Madrepora prolifera Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Madrepora ethica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acropora prolifera)
To GenBank (162 nucleotides; 376 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 4643 whole colony side view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ COE 4644 whole colony side view)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (422 records)
To ITIS
