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| SourceID | 5880 | ||||||
| Name | Sheppard, C.R.C. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin Nr 307 | ||||||
| Type | Publication | ||||||
| Abstract | A list is provided of hermatypic coral species from 24 locations in the Indian Ocean and its peripheral seas and gulfs. Six sites are newly reported or expanded accounts, and eighteen are derived from recent literature. This is intended : (1) to provide in one place, a uniform compilation of coral species from different areas and from many diverse accounts; (2) to apply synonyms to all sites in a consistent way for the first time, so that ; (3) regional analysis at species level is possible. Synonyms are taken mainly from two recent taxonomic series, but because species stability is poor in some genera and authors may differ in their views on synonymy, all names are shown. The sources of data were selected to reduce problems inherent in using diverse material, and many sources themselves include compilations and synonyms of much older works. From 796 entities initially obtained, the removal of synonyms and entries named "spp" leaves 439 species. Further reduction is probably needed. Species rich sites extend across the Indian Ocean, with no westerly decline from South east Asia; the Red Sea as a whole contains the most species. Cluster analysis shows geographical groupings in the Arabian Gulf/Arabian Sea area, in the Red Sea and in the southwest and central Indian Ocean island areas. Of these, the Arabian Group is the most separate. A second analysis corrected for diversity differences also shows three clear groups: a northern one from the Red Sea to Sri Lanka which includes the Arabian group; a large southern or equatorial region; and a group consisting of the Mergui, Nicobar and Andaman islands in the Bay of Bengal. | ||||||
| Taxa (286) | Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck) (basis of record) Acropora africana (Brook) accepted as Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora alces Brüggemann (basis of record) Acropora appressa (Ehrenberg) (basis of record) Acropora arbuscula (Dana) accepted as Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora arcuata (Brook) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora attenuata (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora baeodactyla (Brook) accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora brevicollis Brook (basis of record) Acropora calamaria (Brook) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (basis of record) Acropora complanata (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (source of synonymy) Acropora concinna (Brook) accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora conferta (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora conigera (Dana) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora cymbicyathus (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) (basis of record) Acropora decipiens (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora deliculata (Brook) accepted as Acropora selago (Studer, 1878) (source of synonymy) Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora disticha Brook (basis of record) Acropora diversa (Brook) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (source of synonymy) Acropora echinata (Dana) (basis of record) Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892) (basis of record) Acropora erythraea (Klunzinger) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger) (basis of record) Acropora exilis (Brook) accepted as Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892) (source of synonymy) Acropora flabelliformis Milne Edwards & Haime (basis of record) Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora formosa (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora glochiclados (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora gonagra Milne Edwards & Haime (basis of record) Acropora grandis (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora granulosa (Milne Edwards & Haime) (basis of record) Acropora gravida (Dana) accepted as Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora indica (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora intermedia (Brook) (source of synonymy) Acropora irregularis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) (source of synonymy) Acropora latistella (Brook, 1891) (basis of record) Acropora leptocyathus Brook accepted as Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora macrostoma (Brook) accepted as Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora muricata (Lamarck) (basis of record) Acropora murrayensis Vaughan (basis of record) Acropora nobilis (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora oligocyathus (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora orbicularis (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (source of synonymy) Acropora palmerae Wells (source of synonymy) Acropora patula (Brook) accepted as Acropora latistella (Brook, 1891) (source of synonymy) Acropora pectinia (Brook) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) (basis of record) Acropora pinguis Wells accepted as Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora plantaginea (Lamarck) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (source of synonymy) Acropora pustulosa (Milne Edwards & Haime) accepted as Acropora pharaonis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) (source of synonymy) Acropora pyramidalis (Klunzinger) (basis of record) Acropora rambleri Bassett-Smith (basis of record) Acropora recumbens (Brook) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora reticulata (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora rotumana (Gardiner) accepted as Acropora danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) (source of synonymy) Acropora rousseauii Milne Edwards & Haime accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora scherzeriana Brüggemann (basis of record) Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (basis of record) Acropora selago (Studer, 1878) (basis of record) Acropora seriata Brüggemann (basis of record) Acropora spectabilis (Brook) accepted as Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora stigataria Milne Edwards & Haime (basis of record) Acropora surculosa (Dana) (basis of record) Acropora symmetrica (Brook) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora syringoides (Brook) (basis of record) Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora tizardi (Brook) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora tuberculosa Milne Edwards & Haime (basis of record) Acropora tylostoma Ehrenberg (basis of record) Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (basis of record) Acropora variabilis (Klunzinger) accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Acropora vasiformis (Brook) accepted as Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) (source of synonymy) Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace (basis of record) Agaricia ponderosa Gardiner, 1905 accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Agariciella minikoiensis (Gardiner) accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Agariciella ponderosa Gardiner accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (source of synonymy) Alveopora daedalea (Forskal) (basis of record) Alveopora fenestrata Lamarck (basis of record) Alveopora octoformis Blainville (basis of record) Alveopora retipora Blainville (basis of record) Alveopora simplex (basis of record) Alveopora viridis (Quoy & Gaimard) (basis of record) Astreopora horizontalis Bernard accepted as Astreopora listeri Bernard, 1896 (source of synonymy) Astreopora incrustans (source of synonymy) Astreopora listeri Bernard, 1896 (basis of record) Astreopora myriophthalma (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record) Astreopora ocellata Bernard (basis of record) Astreopora profunda Verrill accepted as Astreopora myriophthalma (Lamarck, 1816) (source of synonymy) Blastomussa loyae Head, 1978 (basis of record) Caulastrea tumida Matthai, 1928 accepted as Caulastraea tumida Matthai, 1928 (source of synonymy) Coscinaraea donnani Gardiner accepted as Coscinaraea monile Forskal, 1775 (source of synonymy) | ||||||
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