WoRMS taxon details
Plesiastreidae Dai & Horng, 2009
1289758 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289758)
accepted
Family
Plesiastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (type by original designation)
- Genus Plesiastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Genus Plesiastraea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Plesiastrea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Dai CF, Horng S (2009) Scleractinia fauna of Taiwan. II. The robust group. National Taiwan University, Taipei, pp. 1-162. [details]
Status Benzoni et al. (2014) studied the other genera that were originally classified with this family (Blastomussa, Physogyra,...
Status Benzoni et al. (2014) studied the other genera that were originally classified with this family (Blastomussa, Physogyra, Plerogyra). They argued that these three taxa should be placed in a separate new family. This would require more morphological analyses and therefore these genera remain in Incertae sedis. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Plesiastreidae Dai & Horng, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289758 on 2025-01-05
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original description
Dai CF, Horng S (2009) Scleractinia fauna of Taiwan. II. The robust group. National Taiwan University, Taipei, pp. 1-162. [details]
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Additional information Benzoni et al. (2014) studied the other genera that were originally classified with this family (Blastomussa, Physogyra, Plerogyra). They argued that these three taxa should be placed in a separate new family. This would require more morphological analyses and therefore these genera remain in Incertae sedis. [details]Editor's comment Benzoni et al. (2014) studied the other genera that were originally classified with this family (Blastomussa, Physogyra, Plerogyra). They argued that these three taxa should be placed in a separate new family. This would require more morphological analyses and therefore these genera remain in Incertae sedis. [details]
Status Benzoni et al. (2014) studied the other genera that were originally classified with this family (Blastomussa, Physogyra, Plerogyra). They argued that these three taxa should be placed in a separate new family. This would require more morphological analyses and therefore these genera remain in Incertae sedis. [details]
