WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Madrepora palmata Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, J.B. (1818). [volume 5 of] Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres, préséntant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; precedes d'une Introduction offrant la determination des caracteres essentiels de l'Animal, sa distinction du vegetal et desautres corps naturels, enfin, l'Exposition des Principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. <em>Paris, Deterville.</em> vol 5: 612 pp., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12886879 [details]
original description
(of Madrepora flabellum 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 cornuta 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]
original description
(of Madrepora alces Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
original description
(of Madrepora perampla Horn, 1861) Horn, G.H. (1861). Description of new corals in the Museum of the Academy. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1860: 435. [details]
original description
(of Acropora palmata f. erecta Kühlmann, 1975) Kühlmann, D.H.H. (1975). Characterization of the coral reefs off Veracruz/Mexico. <em>Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie.</em> 60(4): 495-521., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19750600404 [details]
original description
(of Acropora palmata f. retroflexa Kühlmann, 1975) Kühlmann, D.H.H. (1975). Characterization of the coral reefs off Veracruz/Mexico. <em>Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie.</em> 60(4): 495-521., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19750600404 [details]
original description
(of Acropora palmata f. crustosa Kühlmann, 1975) Kühlmann, D.H.H. (1975). Characterization of the coral reefs off Veracruz/Mexico. <em>Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie und Hydrographie.</em> 60(4): 495-521., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19750600404 [details]
original description
(of Acropora muricata var. palmata palmatoprolifera Verrill, 1901) Verrill AE. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168. [details]
original description
(of Acropora muricata var. palmata surculopalmata Verrill, 1901) Verrill AE. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168. [details]
original description
(of Acropora muricata var. flabellum flabelloprolifera Verrill, 1901) Verrill AE. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168. [details]
original description
(of Acropora muricata var. alcesperampla Verrill, 1901) Verrill AE. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 63-168. [details]
original description
(of Madrepora thomasiana 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
Zlatarski VN, Martinez Estalella N. (1982). Les Scléractiniaires de Cuba avec des données sur les organismes associés. <em>Editions l'Académie bulgare des Sciences, Sofia.</em> 472 pp. [details]
additional source
Grajales V.A., Aguilar C., Sánchez J. (2007). Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA): finding the molecular and morphological gap in Caribbean gorgonian corals. <em>BMC Evolutionary Biology 7: 90.</em> page(s): 6 [details]
additional source
Kitahara, M.V., J. Stolarski, S.D. Cairns, F. Benzoni, J.L. Stake & D.J. Miller. (2012). The first modern solitary Agariciidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) revealed by molecular and microstructural analysis. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 26 (3): 303-315., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is11053 page(s): 305, 307 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Cortès, J., Guzmán, H. (1985). Organismos de los arrecifes coralinos de Costa Rica III. Descripcion y distribucion geografica de corales escleractinios (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia) de la Costa Caribe. <em>Brenesia.</em> 24: 63-123. [details]
additional source
Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [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): 202-203 [details]
additional source
Fautin, D. G.; Bucklin, A. (1988). Anthozoan dominated benthic environments. volume 3, pp. 231-236 page(s): 234 [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): 17, 26, 30, 34-38, 39, 192-200. 208-211, 214, 215, 218-222, 224-227, 229-231, 233, 234, 240-248, 250, 296, 307 [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, 276-277, Plate 3, Figure 121b,c [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Miller, A. C. (1981). Cnidarian prey of the snails Coralliophila abbreviata and C. caribaea (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Discovery Bay, Jamaica. Bulletin of Marine Science, 31(4): 932-934 page(s): 933 [details]
additional source
Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261 page(s): 182, 183, 191, 216 [details]
additional source
Lasker, H. R. (1983). Vegetative reproduction in the octocoral Briareum asbestinum (Pallas). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 72, 157-169 page(s): 161 [details]
additional source
Baker, A. C.; Romanski, A. M. (2007). Multiple symbiotic partnerships are common in scleractinian corals, but not in octocorals: comment on Goulet (2006). Marine Ecology Progress Series, 335, 237-242 page(s): 238 [details]
additional source
Reinicke, G. B.; Schuhmacher, H. (1996). Significance of different traits of soft-coral assemblages (Octocorallia, Alcyoniina) in benthic reef communities of the Red Sea. Göttinger Arbeiten zur Geologie Paläontologie, Sb2, 77-84 page(s): 78, 81, 82 [details]
additional source
Severance, E. G.; Karl, S. A. (2006). Contrasting population genetic structures of sympatric, mass-spawning Caribbean corals. Marine Biology, 150, 57-68 page(s): 58 [details]
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): 291, 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): 61, 73, 112 [details]
additional source
Palincsar, E. E.; Jones, W. R.; Palincsar, J. S.; Glogowski, M. A.; Mastro, J. L. (1989). Bacterial aggregates within the epidermis of the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida. Biological Bulletin, 177, 130-140 page(s): 130 [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
Sánchez M, Armando J. (1995). Benthic communities and geomorphology of the Tesoro Island coral reef, Colombian Caribbean. <em>Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras-INVEMAR,.</em> 24(1):.55-77. [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
Britton, J.C. & B. Morton, 1989. Shore ecology of the Gulf of Mexico : i-viii, 1-387. page(s): 288, 344 [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
Steiner, S.C.C., 2003. Stony corals and reefs of Dominica. Atoll Res. Bull. : 497-508. page(s): 1, 5, 7, 10 [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, 898 [details]
Lectotype (of Madrepora cornuta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 499, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G33173, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G33174, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G33175, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G40918, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G48424, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G49995, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G49996, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G49997, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51965, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G51966, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54475, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54490, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54491, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54492, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54493, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54494, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54495, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54496, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54497, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) palmata (Lamarck, 1816)) MTQ G54498, geounit Bahamas Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 66.11.24.1, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 74.6.5.1, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 80.11.25.16, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 82.1.17.11 [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 82.1.17.11, geounit Jamaican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 86.11.25.16, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 86.12.9.275, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 86.12.9.276, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 86.12.9.278, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 91.2.3.1, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 91.2.3.6, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 92.6.8.213, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Eumadrepora) muricata f. palmata Lamarck, 1816) BMNH 93.4.7.24, geounit Singaporean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype NMSR I/389/E3 [details]
Nontype NMSR K 51 [details]
Nontype NMSR K 52 [details]
Nontype NMSR K 53 [details]
Paralectotype (of Madrepora cornuta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MZUF 430, geounit Montserrat Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Madrepora thomasiana Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) MRSN 183, geounit United States Virgin Islands [details]
Language | Name | |
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English |
elkhorn coral |
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German |
ElchhornkoralleElchgeweihkoralle |
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