WoRMS name details
Plesiastrea helianthoides (Wells, 1954)
1504460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1504460)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954) Wells JW. (1954). Bikini and nearby atols: 2. Oceanography (biologic). Recent corals of the Marshall Islands. <em>Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 260-1: 385-486, pls. 94-185. [details]
Nomenclature Wijsman-Best (1972) placed "Plesiastrea helianthoides Wells, 1954" in the synonymy of Favia laxa (Klunzinger, 1879), but...
Nomenclature Wijsman-Best (1972) placed "Plesiastrea helianthoides Wells, 1954" in the synonymy of Favia laxa (Klunzinger, 1879), but the original combination is "Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954". [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Plesiastrea helianthoides (Wells, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1504460 on 2024-04-30
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original description
(of Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954) Wells JW. (1954). Bikini and nearby atols: 2. Oceanography (biologic). Recent corals of the Marshall Islands. <em>Geological Survey Professional Paper.</em> 260-1: 385-486, pls. 94-185. [details]
basis of record Wijsman-Best M (1972) Systematics and ecology of New Caledonian Faviinae (Coelenterata–Scleractinia). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 42: 3-90. [details]
basis of record Wijsman-Best M (1972) Systematics and ecology of New Caledonian Faviinae (Coelenterata–Scleractinia). Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 42: 3-90. [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Wijsman-Best (1972) placed "Plesiastrea helianthoides Wells, 1954" in the synonymy of Favia laxa (Klunzinger, 1879), but the original combination is "Favia helianthoides Wells, 1954". [details]
