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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 291003 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Acropora bifurcata   Nemenzo, 1971
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 291 Acroporidae (staghorn corals) - show full list Common Name: [a staghorn coral] Common Names List: coral staghorn coral stony coral Organism Type: a staghorn coral Synonyms: Acropora hyacinthus Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Species not on current Australian list, but occuring in adjacent region: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 11 291901     Acropora spp.

Taxon Notes:	Previously treated as conspecific with Acropora hyacinthus, but now considered a distinct species (see Veron, 2000)
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430640 Name status: unaccepted    Checked on: 2021-11-21 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Veron, J. E. H., 2000 Veron, J. E. H., Corals of the World. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Qld. 3 Vols.