Title Staghorn corals of the world : a revision of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia ; Astrocoeniina ; Acroporidae) worldwide, with emphasis on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography / Carden C. Wallace

Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO, 1999

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 422 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps Contents Review of literature -- Summary of type material -- Fossil record -- Anatomy, physiology and biology -- Genetics and molecular biology -- skeletal morphology -- methods used for revision and analyses -- Revision of the biogeography of Acropora -- Synthesis of biogeographic, fossil and phylogenetic data -- systematic arrangement of species -- Subgenus Isopora Studer, 1878 -- Insertae sedis Acropora squamata Latypov, 1992 Summary This invaluable reference tool is the first major review of Acropora in over 100 years Analysis Scleractinia Acroporidae Staghorn corals Corals Morphology Phylogeny Biogeography Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-391) and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Acropora -- Identification Corals -- Identification SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General. Acropora Corals Systematik Baumkoralle Revision Systematik Biologie Genre/Form Field guides Form Electronic book ISBN 9780643101388 0643101381

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