''Plesiastraea'' is a genus of
coral
Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact Colony (biology), colonies of many identical individual polyp (zoology), polyps. Coral species include the important Coral ...
s. It is the only genus in the monotypic
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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)
References
Scleractinia genera
Plesiastreidae
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