Description of four new species in the hard coral genus Acropora Oken, 1815 (Scleractinia: Astrocoeniina: Acroporidae) from south‐east Africa

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Abstract

Four new species in the hermatypic scleractinian coral genus Acropora art described from southeast Africa. Two species, A. natalensis sp. nov. and A. mossambica sp. nov., occur in both South Africa and Mozambique. Two species, A. sordiensis sp. nov., and A. branchi sp. nov., are only known from northern Natal in South Africa. A. branchi sp. nov. and A. mossambica sp. nov. are intertidal species and were collected from permanent tidal pools. A. sordiensis sp. nov. and A. natalensis sp. nov. are strictly subtidal species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-247
Number of pages19
JournalZoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume113
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1995
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

  • Acropora
  • Cnidaria
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • taxonomy

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