Coral Specimen (IMAGE)

The University of Hong Kong

Coral Specimen

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A coral specimen collected by the naturalist W Stimpson in 1854 in Chai Wan typhoon shelter (Victoria Harbour, HKSAR). This specimen was later used by the naturalist AE Verrill to describe the species Acropora valida for the first time. A fragment of this specimen was sampled and analyzed by N. Duprey for the present study.

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