Abstract

Four new species in the hermatypic scleractinian coral genus Acroporaare described from south-east Africa. Two species, A. natalensissp. nov. and A. mossambicasp. nov., occur in both South Africa and Mozambique. Two species, A. sordiensissp. nov., and A. branchisp. nov., are only known from northern Natal in South Africa. A. branchisp. nov. and A. mossambicasp. nov. are intertidal species and were collected from permanent tidal pools. A. sordiensissp. nov. and A. natalensissp. nov. are strictly subtidal species.

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