WoRMS taxon details
Acropora irregularis (Brook, 1892)
AphiaID: 206993
AphiaID: 206993
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) |
| Status |  unaccepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Edited by Database Management Team | ||||||||||
| Accepted name | Acropora danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860) | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Acropora Oken, 1815 | ||||||||||
| Source |
source of synonymy: 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 [details] | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Chagos [details] East Africa [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] Rodriguez [details] Seychelles [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) To IUCN Red List To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Authority: Authority given as (Bruggeman) in Fauré (1977), Sheer & Pillai in Sheppard (1998). [details] Description: A magnificent and large Acropora, reaching a metre or more in height and breadth. Main branches sweep upwards, often reversing direction sharply. Lateral fusion of smaller side branches causes branch ends to become spade like, and further fusion may even lead to the development of semi-circular funnel shaped structures. It has been confused with Acropora pharaonis, but mainly because both are of similar and large size. A. pharaonis has tapering main branches, while A. irregularis does not - indeed the fusion of the many smaller branches forms thickening spade-like structures at the ends of branches. A. irregularis is more like a smaller version of the Caribbean elk-horn coral, A. palmata. A. stoddarti is also large and possibly confused with A. Irregularis. Pillai & Scheer 1976 provide a redescription. Given its impressive size, Brooks name (probably done from fragments) is unfortunate! (Sheppard, 1998). [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206993 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Acropora irregularis (Brook, 1892). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206993 on 2013-05-19 | |||||||||||
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