WoRMS taxon details
Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)
430655 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430655)
accepted
Species
Acropora (Acropora) rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acropora rayneri (Brook, 1892) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri var. minor Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Trachylopora) rayneri Brook, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora fragilis Bassett-Smith, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora rambleri var. minor Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora rayneri Brook, 1892 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886) Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
Holotype (of Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886) NHMUK...
Holotype (of Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886) NHMUK 1862.2.4.44, geounit French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430655 on 2024-08-16
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original description
(of Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886) Quelch JJ. (1886). Report on the Reef-corals collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Zoology.</em> 16 (46): 1-203, pl. 1-12., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-46/README.htm [details]
original description (of Madrepora rayneri 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 rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1890). Report on the corals from Tizard and Macclesfield Banks, China Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History,.</em> 6(35): 353-374, 443-458, pls. 12-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694050 [details]
original description (of Madrepora fragilis Bassett-Smith, 1890) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1890). Report on the corals from Tizard and Macclesfield Banks, China Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History,.</em> 6(35): 353-374, 443-458, pls. 12-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694050 [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri var. minor 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 (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nemenzo, F. (1971). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians: VII. Additional forms. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 23: 141-209.
page(s): 142, 149, Plate 3 Fig 2 [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 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): 424-425 [details]
original description (of Madrepora rayneri 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 rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1890). Report on the corals from Tizard and Macclesfield Banks, China Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History,.</em> 6(35): 353-374, 443-458, pls. 12-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694050 [details]
original description (of Madrepora fragilis Bassett-Smith, 1890) Bassett-Smith, P.W. (1890). Report on the corals from Tizard and Macclesfield Banks, China Sea. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History,.</em> 6(35): 353-374, 443-458, pls. 12-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694050 [details]
original description (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri var. minor 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 (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Nemenzo, F. (1971). Systematic studies on Philippine shallow-water scleractinians: VII. Additional forms. <em>Natural and Applied Science Bulletin, University of the Philippines.</em> 23: 141-209.
page(s): 142, 149, Plate 3 Fig 2 [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 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): 424-425 [details]
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Holotype (of Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886) NHMUK 1862.2.4.44, geounit French Polynesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) BMNH 92.10.17.18, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) BMNH 92.10.17.19, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.17, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.21, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.22, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.23, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.24, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.25, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.26, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora (Trachylopora) speciosa Quelch, 1886) BMNH 92.10.17.27, geounit Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G30357, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G32830, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G35666, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G40929, geounit Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G48230, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G48245, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G48246, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50414, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50421, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50430, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50437, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50438, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50444, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50445, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50449, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50514, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50515, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50516, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50517, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50518, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50519, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50520, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50521, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50522, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50523, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50524, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50525, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G50793, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51013, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51014, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51015, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51016, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51017, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51018, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51020, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51200, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51212, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51890, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51891, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51892, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51893, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51894, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51895, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51896, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51897, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51898, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51899, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G51900, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G52423, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53130, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53131, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53132, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53133, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53134, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53135, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53136, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53137, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53138, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53139, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53140, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53440, geounit Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora (Acropora) speciosa (Quelch, 1886)) MTQ G53672, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890)) HLD X2: 136-5, geounit Indian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Madrepora rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) BMNH, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype MSI U.P.C.-152, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Syntype (of Madrepora rayneri Brook, 1892) BMNH 62.2.4.30, 62.2.4.42, 62.2.4.44, geounit Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Madrepora rambleri Bassett-Smith, 1890) BMNH, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Madrepora fragilis Bassett-Smith, 1890) BMNH, geounit Taiwanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acropora speciosa)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Acropora speciosa)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 10 proteins) (from synonym Madrepora speciosa Quelch, 1886)
To IUCN Red List (Data Deficient) (from synonym Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890))
To IUCN Red List (Vulnerable)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (15 records)