Staghorn corals of the world: a key to species Acropora.

Collingwood: CSIRO, 1999.
Quarto, laminated boards, 421 pp. and CD-ROM set. Colour and black and white photographs.

This invaluable reference tool is the first major review of Acropora in over 100 years. It assesses all the known species worldwide, describing each in detail and illustrating the range of variability of form with habitat and geographic location. The classification, evolution and worldwide distribution of all species are reviewed and illustrated with colour plates, full page black and white plates and distribution maps. Details of the general biology of staghorn corals are discussed and illustrated.

The book is complemented by a CD-ROM, Staghorn Corals of the World: A Key to Species of Acropora, containing a LucID-based key to all species of Acropora and a photo library of type specimens from museums around the world.

The book and CD-ROM are also available separately see Stock items 13248 (CD-ROM) and 20930 (Book).