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Acropora muricata

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Acroporidae

Taxonomy
Millepora muricata was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acropora muricata by Wallace (1999).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Madrepora formosa was named by Dana (1846). It is extant.

    It was recombined as Acropora formosa by Veron and Wallace (1984); it was synonymized subjectively with Acropora muricata by Wallace (1999).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Millepora muricata Linnaeus
1846Madrepora formosa Dana
1984Acropora formosa Veron and Wallace
1999Acropora muricata Wallace

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumCnidariaHatschek 1888
classAnthozoaEhrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia()
orderScleractiniaBourne 1900
RankNameAuthor
suborderAstrocoeniinaVaughan and Wells 1943
familyAcroporidaeVerrill 1902
genusAcroporaOken 1815
speciesmuricata(Linnaeus 1758)

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 muricata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Acropora formosa Dana 1846 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available