Leptastrea | |
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Leptastrea bewickensis | |
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Family: | Leptastreidae
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Genus: | Leptastrea
Milne-Edwards &
Haime, 1848
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Leptastrea is a genus of massive reef building stony corals known primarily from the Indo-Pacific. Although previously assigned to Faviidae, Budd et al. (2012) assigned it to Scleractinia incertae sedis based on phylogenetic results demonstrating the polyphyly of Faviidae. [1] Assigned to family Leptastreidae by Rowlett (2020). [2]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [3]
Leptastrea | |
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Leptastrea bewickensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Subclass: | |
Order: | |
Family: | Leptastreidae
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Genus: | Leptastrea
Milne-Edwards &
Haime, 1848
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Species | |
See text
|
Leptastrea is a genus of massive reef building stony corals known primarily from the Indo-Pacific. Although previously assigned to Faviidae, Budd et al. (2012) assigned it to Scleractinia incertae sedis based on phylogenetic results demonstrating the polyphyly of Faviidae. [1] Assigned to family Leptastreidae by Rowlett (2020). [2]
The World Register of Marine Species lists the following species: [3]