Pleuractis Explained

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]

• Pleuractis alta (Nemenzo, 1983)
• Pleuractis granulosa (Klunzinger, 1879)
• Pleuractis gravis (Nemenzo, 1955)
• Pleuractis moluccensis (Van der Horst, 1919)
• Pleuractis paumotensis (Stutchbury, 1833)
• Pleuractis seychellensis (Hoeksema, 1993)
• Pleuractis taiwanensis (Hoeksema and Dai, 1991)

External links

• ReefCorner - Fungia Coral Database Entry

Notes and 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
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. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Pleuractis Verrill, 1864. marinespecies.org. 2018-05-31.