Genus Acropora Oken, 1815
- Acropora Oken, L. 1815. Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte. Dritter Theil, Zoologie. Erste Abteilung. Jena : Schmid pp. i-xxviii, 1-842. [1815: pp. 1-841, Register; 1816: Atlas, I-IV, pls I-XVII].
Type species:
Millepora muricata Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation, see China, W.E. 1963. Opinion 674: Acropora Oken, 1815 (Anthozoa, Madreporaria): validated under the plenary powers. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20: 329-330.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands, Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 06-Feb-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |