Scleractinia taxon details
Acropora recumbens (Brook, 1892)
207061 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207061)
accepted
Species
Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
Lectotype (of Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892) NHMUK...
Lectotype (of Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892) NHMUK 1892.6.8.269, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora recumbens (Brook, 1892). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207061 on 2025-09-11
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(of Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 13 [details]
source of synonymy 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]
new combination reference Wallace CC. (1978). The coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) in the central and southern Great Barrier Reef Province. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 18(2): 273-319, pls. 43-103. [details]
status source Rassmussen, S. H.; Cowman, P. F.; Baird, A. H.; Crosbie, A. J.; Quattrini, A. M.; Bonito, V.; Sinniger, F.; Harii, S.; Cabaitan, P. C.; Fadli, N.; Tan, C.-H.; Hung, J. Y.-H.; Rongo, T.; Huang, D.; Halafihi, T.; Bridge, T. C. L. (2025). The tables have turned: taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the Acropora hyacinthus (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) complex. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 39(8): IS24049., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is24049 [details] Available for editors
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Boshoff, P.H. (1981). An annotated checklist of Southern Africa Scleractinia. <em>Oceanographic Research Institute Investigational Report, Durban.</em> 49: 1-45.
page(s): 13 [details]
source of synonymy 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]
new combination reference Wallace CC. (1978). The coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) in the central and southern Great Barrier Reef Province. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 18(2): 273-319, pls. 43-103. [details]
status source Rassmussen, S. H.; Cowman, P. F.; Baird, A. H.; Crosbie, A. J.; Quattrini, A. M.; Bonito, V.; Sinniger, F.; Harii, S.; Cabaitan, P. C.; Fadli, N.; Tan, C.-H.; Hung, J. Y.-H.; Rongo, T.; Huang, D.; Halafihi, T.; Bridge, T. C. L. (2025). The tables have turned: taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the Acropora hyacinthus (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) complex. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 39(8): IS24049., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is24049 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Madrepora recumbens Brook, 1892) NHMUK 1892.6.8.269, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]