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Pleuractis

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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.[1][2]

Species

The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species:[3]

References

  1. ^ Hoeksema, B.W., 1989. Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae). Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden 254: 1-295., available online at http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/149013 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Gittenberger, A., B. T. Reijnen, and B. W. Hoeksema. 2011. A molecularly based phylogeny reconstruction of mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) with taxonomic consequences and evolutionary implications for life history traits. Contrib. Zool. 80:107–132.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pleuractis Verrill, 1864". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-05-31.

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Pleuractis: Brief Summary

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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.

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