African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

WoRMS taxon details

Plerogyridae Rowlett, 2020

AphiaID

1464206 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1464206)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Plerogyra Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 (type by original designation)

Parent

Vacatina

Direct children (6)

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Genus Blastomussa Wells, 1968
Genus Nemenzophyllia Hodgson & Ross, 1982
Genus Physogyra Quelch, 1884
Genus Plerogyra Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
Genus Ceriomorpha Head, 1978 accepted as Blastomussa Wells, 1968 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Genus Parasimplastrea Sheppard & Sheppard, 1991 accepted as Blastomussa Wells, 1968 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Rowlett J. (2020). Indo-Pacific Corals. <em>Rowlett (self-published).</em> pp. 1-809. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Plerogyridae Rowlett, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1464206 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2020-11-01 11:15:00Z

created

Hoeksema, Bert

2023-12-09 16:57:16Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Rowlett J. (2020). Indo-Pacific Corals. <em>Rowlett (self-published).</em> pp. 1-809. [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Definitions

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