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Plesiastrea
Sign in to savePlesiastraea is a genus of corals. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Plesiastreidae.
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Species
knob coral
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyPlesiastreidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 111
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Plesiastreidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, CAS, USNM, AM, UM-RSMAS, QM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Philippines, Marshall Islands, Australia, Kuwait, Guam, Kiribati, French Polynesia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Plesiastrea versipora, in situ.jpg
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- taxonomic type
- Plesiastrea versipora
- Commons category
- Plesiastrea
- taxon name
- Plesiastrea
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Plesiastrea
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
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Plesiastraea is a genus of corals. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Plesiastreidae.
==Species== The following species are recognized in the genus Plesiastraea: †Plesiastrea costata (Duncan, 1880) †Plesiastrea decipiens (Duncan, 1880) †Plesiastrea pedunculata (Duncan, 1880) Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
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