WoRMS name details

Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893

1317949  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317949)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Acroporidae (Family)
  9. Acropora (Genus)
  10. Acropora (Polystachys) (Subgenus)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subgenus

Ordering

  • Alphabetically
  • By status

Children Display

  1. Species Acropora (Polystachys) aculeus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  2. Species Acropora (Polystachys) anthocercis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Acropora (Polystachys) arcuata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Species Acropora (Polystachys) cerealis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Species Acropora (Polystachys) conferta (Quelch, 1886) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Acropora (Polystachys) corymbosa (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  7. Species Acropora (Polystachys) dissimilis Verril, 1902 accepted as Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Species Acropora (Polystachys) hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  9. Species Acropora (Polystachys) pectinata (Brook, 1892) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  10. Species Acropora (Polystachys) quelchi (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  11. Species Acropora (Polystachys) sinensis (Brook, 1893) accepted as Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Species Acropora (Polystachys) spicifera (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  13. Species Acropora (Polystachys) tenuis (Dana, 1846) accepted as Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  14. Species Acropora (Polystachys) rosacea (Esper, 1789) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora (Polystachys) 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] 
Status Subgenus name within genus Acropora Oken, 1815 not used since its description; never elevated to genus  
Status Subgenus name within genus Acropora Oken, 1815 not used since its description; never elevated to genus [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora (Polystachys) Brook, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317949 on 2025-04-29
Date
action
by
2018-12-31 15:45:47Z
created
Hoeksema, Bert
2021-06-28 08:12:18Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert
2022-08-11 16:37:21Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert
2022-12-19 10:15:03Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert

Creative Commons License The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License


Nomenclature

original description (of Madrepora (Polystachys) 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] 

new combination reference Thiel, M.E. (1932). Madreporaria. Zugleich ein Versuch einer vergleichenden Oekologie der gefundenen Formen. Resultats scientifiques du Voyage aux Indes Orientales Neerlandaises. <em>Memoires du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique.</em> 2(12): 1-177, pls. 1-21. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

From editor or global species database
Status Subgenus name within genus Acropora Oken, 1815 not used since its description; never elevated to genus [details]

WoRMS

Using WoRMS

Tools

Connect with us

This service is powered by LifeWatch Belgium
Learn more»
Website and databases developed and hosted by Flanders Marine Institute · Page generated on 2025-05-02 12:48:54+02:00 · Privacy and cookie policy