Staghorn Corals of the World: A Revision of the Genus AcroporaStaghorn corals (genus Acropora) are the most obvious and important corals on coral reefs throughout the world, providing much of the beauty and variety seen on the reefs. This invaluable reference tool is the first major review of Acropora in over 100 years. It assesses all the known species worldwide, describing each in detail and illustrating the range of variability of form with habitat and geographic location. The classification, evolution and worldwide distribution of all species are reviewed and illustrated with colour plates, full page black and white plates and distribution maps. Details of the general biology of staghorn corals are discussed and illustrated. |
Contents
SKELETAL MORPHOLOGY | |
METHODS USED FOR REVISION AND ANALYSES | 1 |
REVISION OF THE PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF ACROPORA | 8 |
Clades | |
Axial corallites | |
Cladograms in terms of the biogeographic patterns | |
SYSTEMATIC ARRANGEMENT OF SPECIES | |
The Acropora humilis group | 4 |
The Acropora hyacinthus group | 62 |
The Acropora latistella group | 69 |
The Acropora horrida group 281 | 73 |
The Acropora Acropora plumosa group 299 | 81 |
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The Acropora loripes group 319 | 89 |
The Acropora echinata group 345 | 101 |
SUBGENUS ISOPORA STUDER 1878 363 | 109 |
The Acropora nasuta group | 12 |
The Acropora divaricata group | 19 |
The Acropora lovelli group | 24 |
The Acropora muricata group | 31 |
The Acropora robusta group | 36 |
The Acropora togianensis group | 44 |
The Acropora aspera group | 53 |
The Acropora florida group | 60 |
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GLOSSARY 407 | 4 |
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1846 Madrepora arborescent areas arranged Australia Axial corallites outer Babcock Barrier Reef Biology Brook brown character clade Coenosteum coral corallites outer diameter corymbose Dana dense determinate developed Distribution of Acropora East electron micrograph showing Field characteristics figs Figure Fiji florida Fossil record Further literature Taxonomy genus growth Harrison Hayashibara holotype holotype hyacinthus Indonesia information and remarks inner diameter Japan known colours lectotype live colony Madrepora Material examined micrograph showing axial muricata Museum occurs openings Pacific Philippines PLATE Pleistocene polyps portion of branch portion of colony primary septa present radial corallites Red Sea rounded secondary septa absent shape Sheppard similar Skeletal characteristics Corallum slopes sometimes South specimens spinules Sulawesi systematic information Table Taxonomy and distribution throughout touching Truk tubular unresolved USNM valid species Veron & Wallace Wallace & Wolstenholme walls Willis WORLDWIDE