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Acropora ornata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora ornata was named by Defrance (1828).

It was recombined as Acropora ornata by Defrance (1828) and Wallace (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Acropora ornata Defrance
2008Acropora ornata Wallace

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesornata(Defrance 1828)

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 ornata Defrance 1828
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Diagnosis
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