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Characters: Colonies are prostrate or irregularly branched. Branches taper towards their ends. There may be one or more axial corallites which are almost immersed. Radial corallites are smooth and rounded. The coenosteum is smooth and composed of fine spinules with elaborated tips.
Colour: Pale or dark brown with pale corallites.
Habitat: Shallow water, especially exposed upper reef slopes and sand flats.
Abundance: Common.
Similar species: Acropora cylindrica , Acropora hemprichii , Acropora schmitti , Acropora togianensis
Taxonomic note: This species is divisible into several smaller semi-distinct taxonomic units. Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic references: Veron and Wallace (1984), Wallace (1999). Additional identification guides: Veron (1986), Nishihira and Veron (1995).
Synonymised names
Acropora (Isopora) brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) · unaccepted > superseded rank
Acropora brueggemanni (Brook, 1891) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Acropora brueggemanni var. uncinata (Brook, 1893) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acropora meridiana Nemenzo, 1971 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni Brook, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Madrepora (Tylopora) brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Madrepora brueggemanni Brook, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Madrepora brueggemanni var. uncinata Brook, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym






Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien