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Acropora Oken, 1815
Taxonomic Serial No.: 52860

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):
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	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2000

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Phylum	Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 – cnidarians, coelenterates, cnidaires, coelentérés, água viva, anêmona, caravela, cnidario, coral, hidra
	Subphylum	Anthozoa
	Class	Anthozoa Ehrenberg, 1834 – corals, flower animals, sea anemones, anémones de mer, coraux, água viva, anêmona, antozoário, caravela, corais, gorgônia
	Subclass	Hexacorallia
	Order	Scleractinia Bourne, 1900 – stony corals, madrépores
	Suborder	Astrocoeniina Vaughan and Wells, 1943
	Family	Acroporidae Verrill, 1902
	Genus	Acropora Oken, 1815
		Direct Children:
	Species	Acropora abrolhosensis Veron, 1985
	Species	Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck)
	Species	Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864)
	Species	Acropora akajimensis Veron, 1990
	Species	Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893)
	Species	Acropora arabensis Hodgson and Carpenter, 1996
	Species	Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora austera (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora awi Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998
	Species	Acropora azurea Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora batunai Wallace, 1997
	Species	Acropora branchi Riegl, 1995
	Species	Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1893)
	Species	Acropora bushyensis Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora cardenae Wells, 1986
	Species	Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976
	Species	Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) – staghorn coral
	Species	Acropora chesterfieldensis Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891)
	Species	Acropora convexa
	Species	Acropora copiosa Nemenzo, 1967
	Species	Acropora crassa (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898)
	Species	Acropora cuneata (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora cymbicyathus (Brook)
	Species	Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora danai (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora delicatula (Brook)
	Species	Acropora dendrum (Bassett-Smith, 1890)
	Species	Acropora derawaensis Wallace, 1997
	Species	Acropora desalwii Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora diversa (Brook)
	Species	Acropora donei Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora elegans (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879)
	Species	Acropora exquisita Nemenzo, 1971
	Species	Acropora florida (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893)
	Species	Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora granulosa (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora halmaherae Wallace and 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 indiana Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora indonesia Wallace, 1997
	Species	Acropora insignis Nemenzo, 1967
	Species	Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891)
	Species	Acropora irregularis (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora jacquelinae Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora kirstyae Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora kosurini Wallace, 1994
	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 and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora lovelli Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora lutkeni Crossland, 1952
	Species	Acropora magnifica Nemenzo, 1971
	Species	Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834)
	Species	Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1869)
	Species	Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834)
	Species	Acropora mirabilis Quelch, 1886
	Species	Acropora monticulosa (Brueggemann, 1879)
	Species	Acropora mossambica Riegl, 1995
	Species	Acropora multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967
	Species	Acropora nana (Studer, 1878)
	Species	Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora natalensis Riegl, 1995
	Species	Acropora nobilis (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora ocellata (Klunzinger, 1879)
	Species	Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816)
	Species	Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) – elkhorn coral
	Species	Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954
	Species	Acropora paniculata Verrill, 1902
	Species	Acropora parilis Quelch, 1886
	Species	Acropora pharaonis (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora plumosa Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998
	Species	Acropora pocilloporina Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891)
	Species	Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) – fused staghorn coral
	Species	Acropora pruinosa (Brook, 1893)
	Species	Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891)
	Species	Acropora rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890
	Species	Acropora reticulata (Brook, 1893)
	Species	Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora rosaria (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892)
	Species	Acropora russelli Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora sabulata (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora samoensis (Brook, 1891)
	Species	Acropora sarmentosa (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950
	Species	Acropora secale (Studer, 1878)
	Species	Acropora sekiseiensis Veron, 1990
	Species	Acropora selago (Studer, 1878)
	Species	Acropora simplex Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998
	Species	Acropora solitaryensis Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora sordiensis Riegl, 1995
	Species	Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora splendida Nemonzo
	Species	Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
	Species	Acropora stoddarti Pillai and 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 surculosa (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora tanegashimensis Veron, 1990
	Species	Acropora tenella (Brook, 1892)
	Species	Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora teres (Verrill, 1866)
	Species	Acropora togianensis Wallace, 1997
	Species	Acropora torihalimeda Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora tortuosa (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora tumida Verrill, 1866
	Species	Acropora turaki Wallace, 1994
	Species	Acropora valenciennesi (Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1860)
	Species	Acropora valida (Dana, 1846)
	Species	Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger, 1879)
	Species	Acropora vaughani Wells, 1954
	Species	Acropora verweyi Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora wallacea Veron, 1990
	Species	Acropora willisae Veron and Wallace, 1984
	Species	Acropora yongei Veron and Wallace, 1984

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Acropora

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Wells, John W.
	Publication Date:	1986
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	A List of Scleractinian generic and subgeneric taxa, 1758-1985, (special issue)
	Page(s):	69
	Publisher:	International Association for the Study of Fossil Cnidaria
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	Reference for:	Acropora

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