Scleractinia name details

Polyastra Ehrenberg, 1834

Label for holotype of Tichoseris obtusata Quelch, 1884
Label for holotype of Tichoseris obtusata Quelch, 1884

766438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766438)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Agariciidae (Family)
  9. Polyastra (Genus)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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  1. Species Polyastra obtusata (Quelch, 1884) accepted as Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Species Polyastra planulata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Polyastra ponderosa (Gardiner, 1905) accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Species Polyastra venosa Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Polyastra Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766438 on 2026-07-13
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original description Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details] 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Milne Edwards H (1860) Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 3: 1-560. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
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