WoRMS taxon details
Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace
AphiaID: 207032
AphiaID: 207032
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Acroporidae (Family) > Acropora (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||
| Record status | Edited by Database Management Team | |||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | |||||||||||||
| Parent | Acropora Oken, 1815 | |||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Acropora haimei Edwards & Haime | |||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Sheppard, C.R.C. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. Atoll Research Bulletin Nr 307 [details] additional source: S.D.Cairns, B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land, update Oct. 2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details] | |||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||
| Distribution | Central Indo-Pacific [details] Chagos (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Mauritius (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Red Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] Rodriguez (from synonym) [details] [view taxon] | |||||||||||||
| Links | To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) To IUCN Red List To ITIS | |||||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: zooxanthellate [details] Description: Colonies are arborescent or prostrate or form caespito-corymbose bushes. Branches are up to 20 mm thick. Radial corallites have projecting lower lips. Colour: uniform cream, yellow or pale brown. Abundance: common, occurs in a wide variety of environments. Colonies are frequently over 2 m in diameter and may form monospecific stands (Veron, 1986). [details] Type locality: Type locality: Britomart Reef, Great Barrier Reef (Veron, 1986). [details] | |||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207032 | |||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207032 on 2013-05-24 | ||||||||||||||
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