Scleractinia taxon details
Acropora conferta (Quelch, 1886)
207107 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207107)
accepted
Species
Acropora (Polystachys) conferta (Quelch, 1886) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886) Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
Holotype (of Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886) NHMUK...
Holotype (of Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886) NHMUK 1885.2.1.12, geounit Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora conferta (Quelch, 1886). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207107 on 2025-09-11
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Garcia, Maria
original description
(of Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886) Quelch J.J. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pls 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1925). Some corals from America Samoa and the Fiji Islands. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 22: 1-90, pls. 1-23.
page(s): 55 [details]
additional source Wallace CC. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia). pp i-xvii, 1-421. [details]
additional source Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F.
page(s): 213 [details]
additional source Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1954). Recent corals of the Marshall Islands: Bikini and nearby atolls, part 2, oceanography (biologic). <em>U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 260(I): 385-486.
page(s): 390, 420, pls. 115, 116 [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]
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]
additional source Hoffmeister, J.E. (1925). Some corals from America Samoa and the Fiji Islands. <em>Papers from the Department of Marine Biology of the Carnegie Institution of Washington.</em> 22: 1-90, pls. 1-23.
page(s): 55 [details]
additional source Wallace CC. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia). pp i-xvii, 1-421. [details]
additional source Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F.
page(s): 213 [details]
additional source Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 199 [details]
additional source Wells JW. (1954). Recent corals of the Marshall Islands: Bikini and nearby atolls, part 2, oceanography (biologic). <em>U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 260(I): 385-486.
page(s): 390, 420, pls. 115, 116 [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
Holotype (of Madrepora conferta Quelch, 1886) NHMUK 1885.2.1.12, geounit Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 82.10.17.135, geounit Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 82.10.17.141, geounit Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 91.3.6.17, geounit Tongan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.6.8.149, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.6.8.150 [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.6.8.152 [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Polystachys) conferta Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.6.8.264, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Remark Authority given as (Quelch) in Fauré (1977). [details]