Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
- CAAB Code
- 11 291145 Show as JSON
- Scientific Name & Authority
- Astreopora expansa Brüggemann, 1877
- 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
moon coral - Organism Type
- a staghorn coral
- Synonyms
- Astreopora explanata
- Taxon lists
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Current Australian list:
Commercial species list:
Standard Fish Names List:
- Parent Codes
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11 291903
Astreopora spp.
- Scientific Name Notes
- earlier recorded as Astreopora explanata
- Identifiers
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World Register of Marine Species urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207129
Name status: accepted Checked on: 2017-02-27
View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)
- 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.