Plesiastrea versipora
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207494 on 2026-08-01
created: 1997-02-03T15:17:27Z
modified: 2013-09-08T15:36:39Z
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
class: Hexacorallia
family: Plesiastreidae
genus: Plesiastrea
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1816). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome second, 566 pp. Paris, Verdière.
name published in: Dennant, J. (1904). Recent corals from the South Australian and Victorian coasts. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia. 28: 1-11, pls. 1-2.
name published in: Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1849). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 4. Monographie des Astréides (1) (suite). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 12, 3, 95-197.
name published in: Milne Edwards, H.; Haime, J. (1848). Recherches sur les polypiers. Mémoire 4. Monographie des Astréides (1). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, Series 3. 10: 209-320, pls. 5-9.
name published in year: 1816
name published in year: 1904
name published in year: 1849
name published in year: 1848
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 206216
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Lamarck, 1816)
specific epithet: versipora
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted