WoRMS name details
Acropora floresensis Rassmussen, 2025
1826772 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1826772)
accepted > nomen novum
Species
Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000 · unaccepted > junior homonym (misspelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Rassmussen, S. H.; Cowman, P. F.; Baird, A. H.; Crosbie, A. J.; Quattrini, A. M.; Bonito, V.; Sinniger, F.; Harii, S.; Cabaitan, P. C.; Fadli, N.; Tan, C.-H.; Hung, J. Y.-H.; Rongo, T.; Huang, D.; Halafihi, T.; Bridge, T. C. L. (2025). The tables have turned: taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the Acropora hyacinthus (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) complex. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 39(8): IS24049., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is24049 [details] Available for editors 
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Distribution Indonesia
Homonymy Replacement name for Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000, junior homonym of Acropora pectinata (Brook, 1892)
Distribution Indonesia [details]
Homonymy Replacement name for Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000, junior homonym of Acropora pectinata (Brook, 1892)
Homonymy Replacement name for Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000, junior homonym of Acropora pectinata (Brook, 1892) [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Acropora floresensis Rassmussen, 2025. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1826772 on 2026-03-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Rassmussen, S. H.; Cowman, P. F.; Baird, A. H.; Crosbie, A. J.; Quattrini, A. M.; Bonito, V.; Sinniger, F.; Harii, S.; Cabaitan, P. C.; Fadli, N.; Tan, C.-H.; Hung, J. Y.-H.; Rongo, T.; Huang, D.; Halafihi, T.; Bridge, T. C. L. (2025). The tables have turned: taxonomy, systematics and biogeography of the Acropora hyacinthus (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) complex. <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 39(8): IS24049., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is24049 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
[request]original description (of Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000) MSI C-740, geounit Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]Distribution Indonesia [details]
Homonymy Replacement name for Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000, junior homonym of Acropora pectinata (Brook, 1892) [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (3 records) (from synonym Acropora pectinatus Veron, 2000)
