Acroporidae
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Acroporidae Verrill, 1901
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: WoRMS (2026). Acroporidae Verrill, 1901. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196095 on 2026-08-29
created: 2005-12-27T20:49:34Z
modified: 2024-11-26T21:12:57Z
replaces: 1586317
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Acroporidae Verrill, 1901
class: Hexacorallia
family: Acroporidae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Verrill A. E. (1901). Variations and nomenclature of Bermudian, West Indian and Brazilian reef corals, with notes on various Indo-Pacific corals. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 11: 63-168.
name published in: Vaughan TW. (1902). The stony corals of the Porto Rican waters. Bulletin of the United States Fish Commision for 1900. 20: 289-320, pls. 1-38.
name published in year: 1901
name published in year: 1902
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 1517258
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Verrill, 1901
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: accepted