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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Acroporidae Verrill 1901
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Acroporidae
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Acroporidae Verrill 1902

Alternative Names

? auvertiaca Michelin, 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bonellii Sismonda, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? clathrata Etallon, 1859
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? coalescens Goldfuss, 1826
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? coespitosa Etallon, 1862
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? digitata Gerth, 1925
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? exarata Michelotti, 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? galaxea Ellis & Solander, 1786
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hispaniensis Imlay, 1940
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hochstetteri Reuss, 1867
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lobata Etallon, 1858
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? meneghiniana d'Achiardi, 1866
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rotularis Michelin, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? rutteni Gerth, 1923
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sanctimihieli Michelin, 1843
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sphaeroidalis Michelin, 1844
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? stellata Etallon, 1859
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tecta Catullo, 1856
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? tenuis Dana, 1846
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aroeacis Milne-Edwards & Haime 1849
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diplocoenia Fromentel 1857
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gravieropsammia Filliozat 1910
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

staghorn corals preferred
Stony Corals
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

قميات المسام preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

鹿角珊瑚科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ミドリイシ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Persian

مرجان‌های شاخ‌گوزنی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ San hô lỗ đỉnh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

قميات المسام preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

鹿角珊瑚科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

鹿角珊瑚科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Acroporidae Verrill 1901

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia Haeckel 1896
Scleractinia Bourne 1900
24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
54 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
94 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

IUCN

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Acroporidae (this page)

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
144 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.