Simplastrea is a monotypic genus of large polyp stony coral from the Indian Ocean. It is represented by a single species, Simplastrea vesicularis.[2]
Colonies of Simplastrea vesicularis are flat and encrusting with circular corallites that are spaced evenly by beaded coenosteum.[3] It has thin walls, well-developed septae that are thin and straight with inner margins forming a columella tangle.[3] The entire surface of Simplastrea vesicularis is covered in small tentacles displaying slight extension.[3]
It can be found throughout the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific in the shallow waters of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia where it encrusts rock surfaces of coral reefs.[3][4]
Simplastrea is a monotypic genus of large polyp stony coral from the Indian Ocean. It is represented by a single species, Simplastrea vesicularis.
Simplastrea est un genre de coraux durs de la famille des Oculinidae (selon ITIS[2]) ou de la famille des Euphylliidae (selon WoRMS[1]).
Selon World Register of Marine Species (2 mars 2019)[1] :
(en) Jan Umbgrove (en), « Madreporaria from the Bay of Batavia », Zoologische Mededelingen, Leyde, vol. 22, 1939, p. 1–64 (lire en ligne, consulté le 2 mars 2019).
Simplastrea est un genre de coraux durs de la famille des Oculinidae (selon ITIS) ou de la famille des Euphylliidae (selon WoRMS).
Simplastrea is een geslacht van neteldieren uit de klasse van de Anthozoa (bloemdieren).
Simplastrea is een geslacht van neteldieren uit de klasse van de Anthozoa (bloemdieren).