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Acropora nobilis sensu Veron (2000)

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Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891)

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Authority reference(s):

Veron, J.E.N. (2000a). Corals of the World. Townsville: Australian Institute of Marine Science. Volumes 1-3. 1410pp. (For species details see Vol. 1: pp. 222-223 and Figs. 1-5, plus 1 skeletal image)

Taxonomic note: Name widely used in many publications including Veron (2000a) for the species Acropora intermedia

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Authority reference(s):

Brook, G. (1891). Descriptions of new species of Madrepora in the Collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6(8):458-465. (For species details see p. 463)

Taxonomic note: A species complex. Most authors have called this complex Acropora nobilis after Veron and Wallace (1984) . See Wallace (1999) for details of the taxonomic history