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Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)

288207  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288207)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Acroporidae (Family)
  9. Acropora (Genus)
  10. Acropora hemprichii (Species)
accepted
Species
Acropora (Acropora) hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Heteropora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi var. depressa Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)
Madrepora hemprichi var. depressa Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora hemprichi var. fortis Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora hemprichi var. obtusata Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora hemprichii var. fortis Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora hemprichii var. obtusata Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Heteropora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288207 on 2025-04-03
Date
action
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
van der Land, Jacob
2013-09-05 13:17:48Z
changed
Hoeksema, Bert

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Nomenclature

original description (of Heteropora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834) Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 

original description (of Madrepora hemprichi var. fortis Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger CB. (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] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi var. depressa 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] 

basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Marenzeller, E. von. (1907). Riffkorallen. In: Expeditionen S.M. "Pola" in das Rote Meer. Nördliche und Südliche Hälfte 1895/96 – 1897/98. <em>Zoologische Ergebnisse XXVI. Berichte der Kommission für Ozeanographische Forschungen. Denkschrift Akademischer Wissenschaften.</em> 80: 27-97, pls. 1-29. [details] 

additional source Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209.
page(s): 48 [details] 

additional source Wallace CC, Done BJ, Muir PR (2012) Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals Acropora and Isopora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature 57: 1-255. [details] 

additional source Pichon, M.; Benzoni, F. (2007). Taxonomic re-appraisal of zooxanthellate Scleractinian Corals in the Maldive Archipelago. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1441: 21–33.
page(s): 28 [details] 

additional source Kitahara, M.V., J. Stolarski, S.D. Cairns, F. Benzoni, J.L. Stake & D.J. Miller. (2012). The first modern solitary Agariciidae (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) revealed by molecular and microstructural analysis. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 26 (3): 303-315., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is11053
page(s): 305 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source 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.
page(s): 215 [details] 

additional source Veron, J. E. N. (2000). Corals of the World, Volume I: Family Acroporidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science. Townsville., volume 1, pp. 463.
page(s): 194-195 [details] 

additional source Sheppard, C. R. C.; Sheppard, A. L. S. (1985). The central Red Sea at Yanbu al Sinaiyah. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 7, 17-36
page(s): 31 [details] 

additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 15 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Nontype (of Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)) BMNH 86.10.5.7, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Rhabdocyathus) hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)) BMNH 92.12.5.23, geounit Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)) MTQ G54682, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)) MTQ G54871, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)) MTQ G55244, geounit Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)) NMSR 8508, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)) NMSR 8509, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834)) NMSR 8510, geounit Sudanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
    Definitions

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To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acropora hemprichi (Ehrenberg, 1834))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acropora hemprichii) 
To GenBank (33987 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Heteropora hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1834)
To GenBank (33987 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
To IUCN Red List (Endangered) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (9 records) 
To ITIS
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