Marine Species Traits - Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889)

Traits name details

Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889)

AphiaID

430643 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430643)

Classification

Status

uncertain > taxon inquirendum

Rank

Species

Parent

Acropora Oken, 1815

Orig. name

Madrepora elegantula Ortmann, 1889

Environment

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

Original description

(of ) Ortmann, A. (1889). Beobachtungen an Steinkorallen von der Südküste Ceylons. Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere. 4: 493-590, pls. 11-17. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430643 on 2024-04-16

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2024). Marine Species Traits. Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430643 on 2024-04-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-11-18 07:59:51Z

created

db_admin

2014-07-25 06:54:44Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2018-07-02 11:22:00Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-12-19 10:15:03Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

[taxonomic tree]

original description (of ) Ortmann, A. (1889). Beobachtungen an Steinkorallen von der Südküste Ceylons. Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere. 4: 493-590, pls. 11-17. [details]

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

basis of record 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 Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium. 5: 191-216.
page(s): 200 [details]

additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume I: Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 1, pp. 463.
page(s): 358 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient)