All Species
280 Species in Family Acroporidae
Nominal species list for Acroporidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Acropora abrolhosensis Veron, 1985
Acropora abrotanoides (Lamarck, 1816)
Acropora aculeus (Dana, 1846) Bottlebrush Acropora
Acropora acuminata (Verrill, 1864)
Acropora africana (Brook, 1893)
Acropora akajimensis Veron, 1990
Acropora anthocercis (Brook, 1893)
Acropora appressa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acropora arabensis Hodgson & Carpenter, 1995
Acropora arafura Wallace, Done & Muir, 2012
Acropora aspera (Dana, 1846) Green staghorn coral
Acropora austera (Dana, 1846) Stony coral colonies
Acropora awi Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Acropora azurea Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora batunai Wallace, 1997
Acropora bifaria (Brook, 1892)
Acropora branchi Riegl, 1995
Acropora bushyensis Veron & Wallace, 1984 Bushy Acropora
Acropora capillaris (Klunzinger, 1879)
Acropora cardenae Wells, 1985
Acropora carduus (Dana, 1846)
Acropora caroliniana Nemenzo, 1976
Acropora cerealis (Dana, 1846)
Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) Staghorn coral
Acropora chesterfieldensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora clathrata (Brook, 1891) Table coral
Acropora cophodactyla (Brook, 1892)
Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) Tabling Acropora
Acropora dendrum (Bassett-Smith, 1890)
Acropora derawanensis Wallace, 1997
Acropora desalwii Wallace, 1994
Acropora digitifera (Dana, 1846)
Acropora divaricata (Dana, 1846) Small polyp stone coral
Acropora donei Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora downingi Wallace, 1999
Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)
Acropora eibli Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Acropora elegans (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860)
Acropora elegantula (Ortmann, 1889)
Acropora elseyi (Brook, 1892) Bottlebrush coral
Acropora eurystoma (Klunzinger, 1879)
Acropora exquisita Nemenzo, 1971
Acropora fastigata Nemenzo, 1967
Acropora fenneri Veron, 2000
Acropora filiformis Veron, 2000
Acropora florida (Dana, 1846) Branch coral
Acropora forskali (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892)
Acropora glauca (Brook, 1893)
Acropora globiceps (Dana, 1846)
Acropora gomezi Veron, 2000
Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892)
Acropora granulosa (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860) Tubular table coral
Acropora haimei (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860)
Acropora halmaherae Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Acropora hemprichii (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acropora hoeksemai Wallace, 1997
Acropora horrida (Dana, 1846) Blue staghorn
Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) Finger coral
Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) Brush coral
Acropora indiana Wallace, 1994
Acropora indonesia Wallace, 1997
Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891)
Acropora jacquelineae Wallace, 1994 Plating Acropora
Acropora japonica Veron, 2000
Acropora kenti (Brook, 1892)
Acropora khayranensis Claereboudt, 2006
Acropora kimbeensis Wallace, 1999 Pink-tip Acropora
Acropora kirstyae Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora kosurini Wallace, 1994
Acropora lamarcki Veron, 2000
Acropora latistella (Brook, 1892)
Acropora lianae Nemenzo, 1967
Acropora listeri (Brook, 1893)
Acropora loisetteae Wallace, 1994
Acropora lokani Wallace, 1994
Acropora longicyathus (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860)
Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) Bluetip coral
Acropora lovelli Veron & Wallace, 1984 Cats paw
Acropora lutkeni Crossland, 1952
Acropora macrostoma (Brook, 1891)
Acropora magnifica Nemenzo, 1971
Acropora meridiana Nemenzo, 1971
Acropora microclados (Ehrenberg, 1834) Strawberry shortcake Acropora
Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1869) Small staghorn species
Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) Plate Acropora
Acropora mirabilis (Quelch, 1886)
Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879)
Acropora mossambica Riegl, 1995
Acropora multiacuta Nemenzo, 1967 White Acropora
Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Acropora nana (Studer, 1878) Purple nana
Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) Branching staghorn coral
Acropora natalensis Riegl, 1995
Acropora nobilis (Dana, 1846)
Acropora ocellata (Klunzinger, 1879)
Acropora pagoensis Hoffmeister, 1925
Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmerae Wells, 1954
Acropora paniculata Verrill, 1902 Fuzzy table coral
Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992
Acropora paragemmifera Claereboudt, 2006
Acropora parilis (Quelch, 1886) Purple Acropora coral
Acropora pectinata Veron, 2000
Acropora pharaonis (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860) Acropora coral
Acropora pichoni Wallace, 1999
Acropora plana Nemenzo, 1967
Acropora plantaginea (Lamarck, 1816)
Acropora plumosa Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Acropora polystoma (Brook, 1891)
Acropora prolifera (Lamarck, 1816) Fused staghorn coral
Acropora proximalis Veron, 2000
Acropora pruinosa (Brook, 1893)
Acropora pulchra (Brook, 1891)
Acropora rambleri (Bassett-Smith, 1890)
Acropora retusa (Dana, 1846)
Acropora ridzwani Ditlev, 2003
Acropora robusta (Dana, 1846) Green robusta
Acropora rongelapensis Richards & Wallace, 2004
Acropora rongoi Bridge & Cowman, 2023
Acropora rosaria (Dana, 1846) Ponape rainbow acro
Acropora roseni Wallace, 1999
Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892)
Acropora rufa Veron, 2000
Acropora russelli Wallace, 1994
Acropora samoensis (Brook, 1891) Bula Acropora coral
Acropora sarmentosa (Brook, 1892) Blue sarmentosa
Acropora secale (Studer, 1878) Purple tipped Acropora
Acropora sekiseiensis Veron, 1990
Acropora selago (Studer, 1878)
Acropora seriata (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acropora simplex Wallace & Wolstenholme, 1998
Acropora sirikitiae Wallace, Phongsuwan & Muir, 2012
Acropora solitaryensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora sordiensis Riegl, 1995
Acropora spathulata (Brook, 1891)
Acropora speciosa (Quelch, 1886)
Acropora spicifera (Dana, 1846)
Acropora squamata Latypov, 1992
Acropora squarrosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Acropora stoddarti Pillai & Scheer, 1976
Acropora striata (Verrill, 1866)
Acropora subglabra (Brook, 1891)
Acropora subulata (Dana, 1846)
Acropora suharsonoi Wallace, 1994
Acropora sukarnoi Wallace, 1997
Acropora tanegashimensis Veron, 1990
Acropora tenella (Brook, 1892)
Acropora tenuis (Dana, 1846)
Acropora tenuissima Bonito, Bridge, Fenner & Baird, 2023
Acropora teres (Verrill, 1866)
Acropora tizardi (Brook, 1892)
Acropora torihalimeda Wallace, 1994
Acropora tortuosa (Dana, 1846) Cali tort
Acropora tumida (Verrill, 1866)
Acropora turaki Wallace, 1994
Acropora valenciennesi (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860)
Acropora valida (Dana, 1846)
Acropora variolosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
Acropora vaughani Wells, 1954
Acropora vermiculata Nemenzo, 1967
Acropora verweyi Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora walindii Wallace, 1999
Acropora willisae Veron & Wallace, 1984
Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace, 1984
Anacropora forbesi Ridley, 1884 False flower coral
Anacropora matthai Pillai, 1973
Anacropora pillai Veron, 2000
Anacropora puertogalerae Nemenzo, 1964
Anacropora reticulata Veron & Wallace, 1984
Anacropora spinosa Rehberg, 1892
Anacropora spumosa Veron, Turak & DeVantier, 2000
Astreopora ocellata Bernard, 1896
Astreopora randalli Lamberts, 1980
Astreopora scabra Lamberts, 1982
Astreopora suggesta Wells, 1954
Astreopora acroporina Wallace, Turak & DeVantier, 2011
Astreopora cenderawasih Wallace, Turak & DeVantier, 2011
Astreopora cucullata Lamberts, 1980
Astreopora eliptica Yabe & Sugiyama, 1941
Astreopora expansa Brüggemann, 1877
Astreopora explanata Veron, 1985
Astreopora gracilis Bernard, 1896
Astreopora incrustans Bernard, 1896
Astreopora lambertsi Moll & Best, 1984
Astreopora listeri Bernard, 1896 Starflower coral
Astreopora macrostoma Veron & Wallace, 1984
Astreopora montiporina Wallace, Turak & DeVantier, 2011
Astreopora moretonensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Astreopora myriophthalma (Lamarck, 1816) Porous star coral
Enigmopora darveliensis Ditlev, 2003
Isopora brueggemanni (Brook, 1893)
Isopora crateriformis (Gardiner, 1898)
Isopora cuneata (Dana, 1846)
Isopora elizabethensis (Veron, 2000)
Isopora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) Catch bowl coral
Isopora togianensis (Wallace, 1997)
Montipora aequituberculata Bernard, 1897 Encrusting pore coral
Montipora altasepta Nemenzo, 1967 Pore coral
Montipora angulata (Lamarck, 1816)
Montipora aspergillus Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Montipora australiensis Bernard, 1897
Montipora cactus Bernard, 1897
Montipora calcarea Bernard, 1897
Montipora caliculata (Dana, 1846)
Montipora capitata (Dana, 1846)
Montipora capricornis Veron, 1985
Montipora carinata Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora cebuensis Nemenzo, 1976
Montipora circumvallata (Ehrenberg, 1834) Porous leaf coral
Montipora cocosensis Vaughan, 1918
Montipora composita Crossland, 1952
Montipora confusa Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora corbettensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Montipora crassituberculata Bernard, 1897
Montipora cryptus Veron, 2000
Montipora danae Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1851 Poker star montipora
Montipora delicatula Veron, 2000
Montipora digitata (Dana, 1846)
Montipora dilatata Studer, 1901
Montipora echinata Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Montipora edwardsi Bernard, 1897
Montipora efflorescens Bernard, 1897
Montipora effusa (Dana, 1846)
Montipora ehrenbergi Verrill, 1872
Montipora elschneri Vaughan, 1918
Montipora flabellata Studer, 1901
Montipora florida Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora floweri Wells, 1954
Montipora foliosa (Pallas, 1766) Cabbage coral
Montipora foveolata (Dana, 1846)
Montipora fragilis Quelch, 1886
Montipora friabilis Bernard, 1897
Montipora gaimardi Bernard, 1897
Montipora granulosa Bernard, 1897
Montipora grisea Bernard, 1897
Montipora hemispherica Veron, 2000
Montipora hispida (Dana, 1846)
Montipora hodgsoni Veron, 2000
Montipora hoffmeisteri Wells, 1954
Montipora incrassata (Dana, 1846)
Montipora informis Bernard, 1897
Montipora kellyi Veron, 2000
Montipora lobulata Bernard, 1897
Montipora mactanensis Nemenzo, 1979
Montipora maeandrina (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Montipora malampaya Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora marshalensis Wells, 1954
Montipora millepora Crossland, 1952
Montipora mollis Bernard, 1897
Montipora monasteriata (Forsskål, 1775)
Montipora niugini Veron, 2000
Montipora nodosa (Dana, 1846)
Montipora orientalis Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora pachytuberculata Veron, DeVantier & Turak, 2000
Montipora palawanensis Veron, 2000
Montipora patula Verrill, 1869 Sandpaper rice coral
Montipora peltiformis Bernard, 1897
Montipora porites Veron, 2000
Montipora samarensis Nemenzo, 1967
Montipora saudii Turak, DeVantier & Veron, 2000
Montipora setosa Nemenzo, 1976
Montipora spongiosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Montipora spongodes Bernard, 1897
Montipora spumosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Montipora stellata Bernard, 1897 Velvet branch coral
Montipora stilosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Montipora striata Bernard, 1897 Tuberculate pore coral
Montipora taiwanensis Veron, 2000
Montipora tortuosa Dana, 1846
Montipora tuberculosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Montipora turgescens Bernard, 1897
Montipora turtlensis Veron & Wallace, 1984
Montipora undata Bernard, 1897
Montipora vaughani Hoffmeister, 1925
Montipora venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
Montipora verrilli Vaughan, 1907
Montipora verrucosa (Lamarck, 1816)
Montipora verruculosa Veron, 2000
Montipora vietnamensis Veron, 2000
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