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Leptastrea
Sign in to saveLeptastrea is a genus of massive reef building stony corals known primarily from the Indo-Pacific. Although previously assigned to Faviidae, Budd et al. (2012) assigned it to Scleractinia incertae sedis based on phylogenetic results demonstrating the polyphyly of Faviidae. Assigned to family Leptastreidae by Rowlett (2020).
Species
crust coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyLeptastreidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 346
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Leptastreidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UWBM, UCMP, USNM, YPM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Colombia, French Polynesia, United States, Seychelles, New Caledonia, Philippines, Pitcairn
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- Leptastrea bewickensis.jpg
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Leptastrea is a genus of massive reef building stony corals known primarily from the Indo-Pacific. Although previously assigned to Faviidae, Budd et al. (2012) assigned it to Scleractinia incertae sedis based on phylogenetic results demonstrating the polyphyly of Faviidae. Assigned to family Leptastreidae by Rowlett (2020).
==Species== The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: Leptastrea aequalis Veron, 2000 Leptastrea bewickensis Veron, Pichon, and Best, 1977 Leptastrea bottae (Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849) Leptastrea inaequalis Klunzinger, 1879 Leptastrea pruinosa Crossland, 1952 Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846) - (Ocellated brain coral) Leptastrea transversa Klunzinger, 1879
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