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Acropora florida

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy

Madrepora florida was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acropora florida by Inskipp et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

A. bonelli, A. esperanza, A. herklotsi, A. laurae, A. macrocalyx, A. pharaonis, A. saillans, A. saillans, A. salentina, A. saludensin, A. suwanneensis, A. upchurchi, A. variabilis

Entered

by U. Merkel (authorized by W. Kiessling) on 2011-02-24

Synonyms

Madrepora gravida was named by Dana (1846). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).
Madrepora brachyclados was named by Ortmann (1888). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).
Madrepora compressa was named by Bassett-Smith (1890). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).
Madrepora polymorpha was named by Brook (1891). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).
Madrepora affinis was named by Brook (1893). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).
Acropora multiramosa was named by Nemenzo (1967). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora florida by Santodomingo (2014).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1846	Madrepora florida Dana
1846	Madrepora gravida Dana
1888	Madrepora brachyclados Ortmann
1890	Madrepora compressa Bassett-Smith
1891	Madrepora polymorpha Brook
1893	Madrepora affinis Brook
1967	Acropora multiramosa Nemenzo
2005	Acropora florida Inskipp et al.

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
phylum	Cnidaria	Hatschek 1888
class	Anthozoa	Ehrenberg 1834
—	Hexacorallia	()
order	Scleractinia	Bourne 1900

Rank	Name	Author
suborder	Astrocoeniina	Vaughan and Wells 1943
family	Acroporidae	Verrill 1902
genus	Acropora	Oken 1815
species	florida	(Dana 1846)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Acropora florida Dana 1846

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Invalid names: Acropora multiramosa Nemenzo 1967 [synonym], Madrepora affinis Brook 1893 [synonym], Madrepora brachyclados Ortmann 1888 [synonym], Madrepora compressa Bassett-Smith 1890 [synonym], Madrepora gravida Dana 1846 [synonym], Madrepora polymorpha Brook 1891 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragoniteo

Grouping:

colonialf

Clonal:

yesf

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Attached:

yeso

Life habit:

intermediate-level epifaunalo

Diet:

photosymbioticf

Diet 2:

suspension feederf

Vision:

blindc

Reproduction:

alternatingo

Asexual:

yeso

Dispersal:

watero

Dispersal 2:

planktonico

Created:

2008-01-26 10:22:56

Modified:

2008-01-26 12:22:56

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 20.45000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian - Langhian	20.45 - 13.82	Indonesia	Acropora florida (164754)
Tortonian	11.63 - 7.246	Indonesia	Acropora florida (164753)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Niue	Acropora florida (106136)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	Australia (Western Australia)	Acropora florida (102963)