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Acropora polystoma

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Madrepora polystoma was named by Brook (1891). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acropora polystoma by Veron (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. bonelli, A. laurae, A. macrocalyx, A. saillans, A. suwanneensis, A. upchurchi

Synonyms
  • Acropora massawensis was named by Marenzeller (1906). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Acropora polystoma by Lemmens (1993).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Madrepora polystoma Brook
1906Acropora massawensis Marenzeller
1986Acropora polystoma Veron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
—Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciespolystoma(Brook 1891)

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 polystoma Brook 1891
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Invalid names: Acropora massawensis Marenzeller 1906 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available