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Species Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)

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Species Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)

Madrepora speciosa Quelch, J.J. 1886. Report on the reef-corals collected by H.M.S Challenger during the years 1873-76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 16(3): 1-203, I-XII pls.
Madrepora rayneri Brook, G. 1892. Preliminary descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the collection of the British Museum. Part II. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 10: 451–465.

Distribution

States

Queensland

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Wallace, C.C., Done, B.J. & Muir, P.R. 2012. Revision and catalogue of worldwide staghorn corals and Isopora (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) in the Museum of Tropical Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum - Nature 57: 1–255

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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	14-Jun-2017	MODIFIED	Dr Zoe Richards
05-Aug-2022		13-Aug-2013	MOVED
05-Aug-2022		28-Jul-2010	MODIFIED
		13-Jul-2010	MODIFIED