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Acropora papillare ✝
| Description | Acropora papillare is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by Latypov in 1992. Found in marine, tropical, shallow reefs in areas exposed to waves, it occurs at depths of between 1 and 5 m (3.3 and 16.4 ft). It is classed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List, and it has a decreasing population. It is uncommon but found over a large area, including in three regions of Indonesia, and is classified under CITES Appendix II. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropora_papillare, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora papillare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora papillare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Acropora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Acropora papillare Latypov, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Latypov YY (1992) Scleractinian corals of Vietnam. Part II. Acroporidae. Nauka, Moscow (In Russian), pp. 1-132. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 20.4 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photosymbiotic, suspension feeder (based on Acroporidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | N. Santodomingo. 2014. Miocene reef-coral diversity of Indonesia: unlocking the murky origins of the Coral Triangle. UU Department of Earth Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | タケノコミドリイシ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropora_papillare |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Acropora indiana Wallace, 1994 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Acroporidae : Acropora : Acropora indiana |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Acropora papillare Latypov |
| 1994 | Acropora indiana Wallace |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
