African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS) - Acropora glochiclados (Brook, 1893)

WoRMS name details

Acropora glochiclados (Brook, 1893)

AphiaID

207056 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207056)

Classification

Status

uncertain > taxon inquirendum

Rank

Species

Parent

Acropora Oken, 1815

Original name

Madrepora (Polystachys) glochiclados Brook, 1893

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Madrepora (Polystachys) glochiclados Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora glochiclados (Brook, 1893). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207056 on 2025-04-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-02-22 16:55:09Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2016-02-19 10:53:02Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2018-07-02 11:22:00Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2020-09-05 14:46:27Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-12-19 10:15:03Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Madrepora (Polystachys) glochiclados Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]

basis of record Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Crossland C (1952) Madreporaria, Hydrocorallinae, Heliopora and Tubipora. Scientific Report Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29 VI(3): 85-257.
page(s): 93 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)