Pleuractis
Sign in to savePleuractis is a genus of mushroom corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of the genus are found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyFungiidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 78
- Family
- Fungiidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, SIO, WAM, QM
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Federated States Of Micronesia, Australia, Madagascar
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Pleuractis is a genus of mushroom corals in the family Fungiidae. Members of the genus are found growing on reefs in the Indo-Pacific.
==Taxonomy== Although treated as a subgenus of Fungia by Hoeksma (1989), a 2011 paper elevated Pleuractis to generic level.
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