Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879)

van der Meij, Sancia E. T. & Visser, Rémon R., 2011, The Acropora Humilis Group (Scleractinia) Of The Snellius Expedition (1929 - 30), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 59 (1), pp. 9-17 : 13

Acropora monticulosa (Brüggemann, 1879)

( Fig. 2e–f )

Madrepora monticulosa – Brüggemann, 1879 p. 576.

Acropora monticulosa – Veron and Wallace, 1985: 174; Veron, 1986: 138; Veron, 2000: 320–321.

Acropora (Acropora) monticulosa –Wallace and Wolstenholme, 1998: 214; Wallace, 1999: 122–123.

Material examined. – Indonesia, Talaud Isl., Reimis, Karakelong ( RMNH Coel.39599).

Short description. – Colony digitate; branches tapering, conical, and up to 25 mm long. Axial corallite outer diameter 2.7–3.0 mm; radial corallites evenly distributed, tubular with round openings.

Biogeography. – The species has an Indo-West Pacific range. A single Snellius specimen was collected at Reimis, Karakelong, near the Talaud Islands , north of Sulawesi .

Figures

Fig. 2a-h. A. humilis: a, complete coral (RMNH Coel.39585), b, branch (RMNH Coel.39591); A. gemmifera: c, complete coral (RMNH Coel.39581), d, branch (RMNH Coel.39578); A. monticulosa: e, complete coral, f, close-up (both RMNH Coel.39599); A. samoensis: g, complete coral (RMNH Coel.39612), h, close-up (RMNH Coel.39622). Scale bars 2 cm (a-c, e, g-h), 1.5 cm for d, f.