Family Acroporidae Verrill 1902 (stony coral)
Parent taxon: Astrocoeniina according to R. Baron-Szabo 2006
Sister taxa: Actinastreidae, Astrocoeniidae, Pocilloporidae
Subtaxa: Acropora, Anacropora, Astreopora, Bacarella, Dendracis, Diplocoenia, Etallonasteria, Gravieropsammia, Isopora, Montipora, Palaestraeopora, Parastraeopora, Paretallonia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder