Appendix: List of Extant Stony Corals - science . naturalis
Appendix: List of Extant Stony Corals - science . naturalis
Appendix: List of Extant Stony Corals - science . naturalis
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a point <strong>of</strong> reference before a new species is described; and it may help to avoid homonymy in<br />
future described species, although one should be aware that fossil species are not listed in this<br />
account.<br />
Phylum CNIDARIA<br />
Class ANTHOZOA<br />
Subclass HEXACORALLIA<br />
Order SCLERACTINIA<br />
Acroporidae<br />
Acropora abrolhosensis Veron, 1985<br />
Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864)<br />
Acropora akajimensis Veron, 1990<br />
Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893)<br />
Acropora arabensis Hodgson & Carpenter, 1996<br />
Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora anstera (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora awi Wallace & Wolstenholtne, 1998<br />
Acropora azurea Veron & Wallace, 1984<br />
Acropora batunai Wallace, 1997<br />
Acropora branchi Riegl, 1995<br />
Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1893)<br />
Acropora bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984<br />
Acropora cardenae Wells, 1986<br />
Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976<br />
Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) 1<br />
Acropora chesterfieldensis Veron & Wallace, 1984<br />
Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891)<br />
Acropora copiosa Nemenzo, 1967<br />
Acropora crateriforrnis (Gardiner, 1898)<br />
Acropora cuneata (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora danai (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860)<br />
Acropora dendrum (Bassett-Smith,l890)<br />
Acropora derawaensis Wallace, I997<br />
Acropora desalwii Wallace, 1994<br />
Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora donei Veron & Wallace, 1984<br />
Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)<br />
Acropora elegans (M. Edwards & Haime, 1860)<br />
Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892)<br />
Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879)<br />
Acropora exquisita Nemenzo, 197 1<br />
Distribution