WoRMS taxon details
Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
207045 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207045)
accepted
Species
Acropora baeodactyla (Brook, 1892) (synonymy)
Acropora brevicollis (Brook, 1892) (synonymy)
Acropora leptocyathus (Brook, 1891) (synonymy)
Acropora pyramidalis (Klunzinger, 1879) (synonymy)
Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950 (synonymy)
Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902 (synonymy)
Madrepora (Polystachys) digitifera Dana, 1846 (previous combination)
Madrepora (Tylopora) baeodactyla Brook, 1892 (Synonymy)
Madrepora (Tylopora) brevicollis Brook, 1892 (Synonymy)
Madrepora baeodactyla Brook, 1892 (synonymy)
Madrepora brevicollis Brook, 1892 (synonymy)
Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846 (original combination, basionym)
Madrepora leptocyathus Brook, 1891 (synonymy)
Madrepora pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879 (synonymy)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
Note unrecorded (Veron, 1986).
From other sources
Type locality unrecorded (Veron, 1986). [details]
Description This coral is like a thin Acropora humilis, with an identical colony growth form, this being groups of finger-like...
Description This coral is like a thin Acropora humilis, with an identical colony growth form, this being groups of finger-like projections arising from encrusting basal plates. Branches, however, are usually 1 cm diameter. Axial corallites are large, up to 4 mm wide. Radial corallites are about 1 mm diameter, have thick lips on their lower side, and are aligned in rows. There are no or very few immersed radials. There is some side branching which is not usually seen in A. humilis. The coral prefers shallow water, but is found to 15 m. It may be very abundant, providing cover of 10-20% or more in patches (Sheppard, 1998).
Colonies are corymbose to digitate with small terete branches. Resembles a diminutive A. humilis. Colour: purple, pale brown, cream or yellow, often with pale-blue, cream or yellow branch tips. Abundance: Usually rare except for wave-washed back margins of some reefs, where it may be dominant (Veron, 1986). [details]
Colonies are corymbose to digitate with small terete branches. Resembles a diminutive A. humilis. Colour: purple, pale brown, cream or yellow, often with pale-blue, cream or yellow branch tips. Abundance: Usually rare except for wave-washed back margins of some reefs, where it may be dominant (Veron, 1986). [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2021). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207045 on 2021-01-28
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original description
(of Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950) Wells JW. (1950). Reef corals from Cocos-Keeling Atoll. <em>Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore.</em> 22: 29-52. [details]
original description (of Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902) Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F. [details]
original description (of Madrepora pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora leptocyathus Brook, 1891) Brook G (1891) Descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 458-471. [details]
original description (of Madrepora brevicollis Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
original description (of Madrepora baeodactyla Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
original description (of Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora pyramidalis var. depressa Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis var. depressa Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis var. corymbiformis Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) brevicollis var. pustulifera Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Ang, P. O.; McCorry, D.; Si, C. C. L. (2003). Establishing a reference collection and field guides for Hong Kong scleractinian coral. <em>Final report submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Wallace, CC. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia). pp i-xvii, 1-421. [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
new combination reference Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F. [details]
original description (of Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902) Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F. [details]
original description (of Madrepora pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora leptocyathus Brook, 1891) Brook G (1891) Descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8: 458-471. [details]
original description (of Madrepora brevicollis Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
original description (of Madrepora baeodactyla Brook, 1892) Brook G (1892) Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collections of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 10: 451-465. [details]
original description (of Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora pyramidalis var. depressa Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis var. depressa Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger, C.B. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 2. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Erster Abschnitt: Die Madreporaceen und Oculinaceen. <em>Gutmann, Berlin.</em> pp. 1-88, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) pyramidalis var. corymbiformis Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Tylopora) brevicollis var. pustulifera Brook, 1893) Brook G (1893). The genus Madrepora. Catalogue of the Madreporarian Corals in the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 1-212, pls. 1-35. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Ang, P. O.; McCorry, D.; Si, C. C. L. (2003). Establishing a reference collection and field guides for Hong Kong scleractinian coral. <em>Final report submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, The Hong Kong SAR Government.</em> [details]
basis of record Veron JEN. (1986). Corals of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. <em>Angus & Robertson Publishers.</em> [details]
additional source Sheppard CRC. (1987). Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymised compilation and some regional distribution patterns. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 307: 1-32., available online at http:// https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.307.1 [details]
additional source Wallace, CC. (1999). Staghorn corals of the world: a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia; Astrocoeniina; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia). pp i-xvii, 1-421. [details]
additional source Cairns SD, Hoeksema BW, van der Land J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] new combination reference Verrill AE. (1902). Notes on corals of the genus Acropora (Madrepora Lam.) with new descriptions and figures of types, and of several new species. <em>Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences.</em> 11: 207-266, pls. 36, 36A-F. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Description This coral is like a thin Acropora humilis, with an identical colony growth form, this being groups of finger-like projections arising from encrusting basal plates. Branches, however, are usually 1 cm diameter. Axial corallites are large, up to 4 mm wide. Radial corallites are about 1 mm diameter, have thick lips on their lower side, and are aligned in rows. There are no or very few immersed radials. There is some side branching which is not usually seen in A. humilis. The coral prefers shallow water, but is found to 15 m. It may be very abundant, providing cover of 10-20% or more in patches (Sheppard, 1998).
Colonies are corymbose to digitate with small terete branches. Resembles a diminutive A. humilis. Colour: purple, pale brown, cream or yellow, often with pale-blue, cream or yellow branch tips. Abundance: Usually rare except for wave-washed back margins of some reefs, where it may be dominant (Veron, 1986). [details]
Type locality unrecorded (Veron, 1986). [details]
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To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Madrepora leptocyathus Brook, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Madrepora pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Madrepora baeodactyla Brook, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Madrepora brevicollis Brook, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (102537 nucleotides; 34276 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 44603 topview)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 44605 topview)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (55 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 44320) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Madrepora leptocyathus Brook, 1891)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Madrepora digitifera Dana, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Madrepora pyramidalis Klunzinger, 1879)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acropora wardii Verrill, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (22 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Madrepora baeodactyla Brook, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Madrepora brevicollis Brook, 1892)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (102537 nucleotides; 34276 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 44603 topview)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ USNM 44605 topview)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (55 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 44320) (from synonym Acropora schmitti Wells, 1950)
To ITIS
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