Scleractinia name details
Plesiastrea proximans Dennant, 1904
766062 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766062)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Dennant, J. (1904). Recent corals from the South Australian and Victorian coasts. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 28: 1-11, pls. 1-2. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Plesiastrea proximans Dennant, 1904. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766062 on 2026-05-15
original description
Dennant, J. (1904). Recent corals from the South Australian and Victorian coasts. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 28: 1-11, pls. 1-2. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Wijsman-Best M (1977) Indo-Pacific coral species belonging to the subfamily Montastreinae Vaughan and Wells, 1943 (Scleractinia-Coelenterata) Part I. The genera Montastrea and Plesiastrea. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 52: 81-97. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record Veron JEN, Pichon M, Wijsman-Best M. (1977). Scleractinia of Eastern Australia – Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph series.</em> 3: 1-233., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.60631 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Wijsman-Best M (1977) Indo-Pacific coral species belonging to the subfamily Montastreinae Vaughan and Wells, 1943 (Scleractinia-Coelenterata) Part I. The genera Montastrea and Plesiastrea. Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 52: 81-97. [details]