MCZ Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-233

Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816)

Date Collected:

1856-02

Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: United States: Florida | Dry Tortugas

Current Identification
Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) linked data icon
Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Hexacorallia Scleractinia Acroporidae
Common Name(s): elkhorn coral
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

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  • Entered into MCZ Catalog as Madrepora palmata Lk., 2.xii.1863. Sample removed for DNA analysis, 25.v.2001, Andrew Baker.

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  • Ocean:
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Ocean Region:
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Florida
  • Specific Locality:
  • Dry Tortugas
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Tortugas
  • Georeference:
  • 24.6216040°, -82.984874° (Error radius: 24916m) By: Penny Benson on 2021-09-22 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1856-02-01 / 1856-02-29
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 2/1856
  • Collector:
  • Louis Agassizlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology SCOR-227;  SCOR-228;  SCOR-229;  SCOR-233;  SCOR-234;  SCOR-239;  SCOR-244;  SCOR-245;  SCOR-246;  SCOR-248;  SCOR-230-a;  SCOR-232;  SCOR-232-a Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Stony Corals 000001-001549, pg.10;

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Ledger Entry for: 13 cataloged items from MCZ:IZ:SCOR-227 Manicina areolata to MCZ:IZ:SCO...

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