Overview
zooxanthellate
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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Fused Staghorn Coral
Description
Habitat
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,936 meters (0 to -12,913 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
()
- Leuckart, 1847
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
()
- Hatschek, 1888
- Cnidarians
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
()
- (Ehrenberg, 1831) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Class:
Anthozoa
()
- Ehrenberg, 1831
- Corals, Flower Animals
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
()
- Order:
Scleractinia
()
- Bourne, 1900
- Stony Corals
- Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
()
- Family:
Acroporidae
()
- Genus:
Acropora
()
- Oken, 1815
- Specific name:
prolifera
- (Lamarck, 1816)
- Scientific name: - Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816)
- Specific name:
prolifera
- (Lamarck, 1816)
- Genus:
Acropora
(
- Family:
Acroporidae
(
- Suborder:
Astrocoeniina
(
- Order:
Scleractinia
(
- Subclass:
Zoantharia
(
- Class:
Anthozoa
(
- Subphylum:
Anthozoa
(
- Phylum:
Cnidaria
(
- Infrakingdom:
Coelenterata
(
- Subkingdom:
Radiata
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Cairns S.D., Hoeksema B .W. & van der Land J., 2006
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acropora
There are approximately 282 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. (Isopora) · A. abrolhosensis · A. abrotanoides · A. accepted namea · A. acervata · A. aculeus · A. acuminata · A. affinis · A. africana · A. akajimensis · A. angulata · A. anthocercis · A. appressa · A. arabensis · A. arbuscula · A. armata · A. aspera · A. austera · A. awi · A. azurea · A. batunai · A. bifurcata · A. bonelli · A. botryoides · A. brachi · A. branchi · A. brueggemanni · A. bruggemanni · A. bushyensis · A. calamaria · A. canalis · A. cancellata · A. capillaris · A. cardenae · A. carduus · A. caroliniana · A. cerealis · A. cervicornis (Staghorn Coral) · A. ceylonica · A. chesterfieldensis · A. clathrata · A. clavigera · A. conferta · A. conigera · A. convexa · A. cophodactyla · A. copiosa · A. corymbosa · A. crassa · A. crateriformis · A. cribripora · A. cuneata · A. cuspidata · A. cylindrica · A. cymbicyathus · A. cythera · A. cytherea · A. cytheria · A. danai · A. delicatula · A. dendrum · A. derawaensis · A. derawanensis · A. desalwii · A. diffusa · A. digitifera · A. dispar · A. disticha · A. divaricata · A. diversa · A. donei · A. downingi · A. dumosa · A. duncani · A. echinata · A. efflorescens · A. effusa · A. elegans · A. elegantula · A. elizabethensis · A. elseyi · A. erythraea · A. eurystoma · A. exarata · A. exigua · A. exquisita · A. fenneri · A. filiformis · A. florida · A. forbesi · A. formosa · A. forskali · A. forskalii · A. gemmifera · A. glauca · A. globiceps · A. glochiclados · A. gomezi · A. gonagra · A. gracilis
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Further Reading
- A manual of the common invertebrate animals, exclusive of insects / by Henry Sherring Pratt with over one thousand illustrations. Chicago: A.C. McClurg & Co., 1923. ENG url p. 146.
- Bulletins of American paleontology. Ithaca, N.Y., Paleontological Research Institution [etc.] ENG url p. 11, p. 21, p. 22, p. 23, p. 24, p. 271, p. 288, p. 289, p. 291, p. 476, p. 8.
- Final environmental impact statement prepared on the proposed Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary. [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Coastal Zone Management, [1980] ENG url p. 5.
- Fishery bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service. Washington, The Service, U.S. Govt Print. Off. ENG url p. 292, p. 293.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, ENG url p. 57, p. 64, p. 65.
- Year book - Carnegie Institution of Washington. [Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington] ENG url p. 228.
Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora Second Edition. Special Publication 28. ISBN 1-888569-39-5.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- S.D.Cairns, B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land (from URMO).
- UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment -Benthic (OBIS Australia)
- National Museum of Natural History: NMNH Invertebrate Zoology Collections
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2566462
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: URM-SCL-104
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14578492
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 52863
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IDANT01030
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 153666
Footnotes
- Mean = -918.210 meters (-3,012.500 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,645.940 based on 14 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
