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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
A. bonelli, A. laurae, A. macrocalyx, A. saillans, A. suwanneensis, A. upchurchi

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
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 Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 5.33300 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Niue Acropora muricata (106137)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Acropora formosa (42736)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Acropora muricata (124700)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Japan Acropora formosa (81575)
Pleistocene - Holocene2.588 - 0.0Japan (Okinawa) Acropora muricata (63136)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Queensland) Acropora formosa (97666)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Antilles (Sint Eustatius) Acropora muricata (209789)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Australia (Western Australia) Acropora formosa (102967 102968 102969) Acropora muricata (88576 88593 103050)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Acropora formosa (80966 81006 81007 81009)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117India (Kerala) Acropora formosa (107971)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Kenya Acropora muricata (44908 44909 44910)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Palau Acropora muricata (165214)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Australia (New South Wales) Acropora formosa (97408)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Reunion Acropora muricata (96888)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Japan Acropora muricata (165207 165208)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Guam Acropora formosa (97445)