WoRMS name details
Polyastra Ehrenberg, 1834
766438 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:766438)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Polyastra venosa Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (type by monotypy)
- Species Polyastra obtusata (Quelch, 1884) accepted as Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Polyastra planulata (Dana, 1846) accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Polyastra ponderosa (Gardiner, 1905) accepted as Gardineroseris planulata (Dana, 1846) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Polyastra venosa Ehrenberg, 1834 accepted as Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Polyastra Ehrenberg, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=766438 on 2025-04-17
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Ehrenberg, C. G. (1834). Beiträge zur physiologischen Kenntniss der Corallenthiere im allgemeinen, und besonders des rothen Meeres, nebst einem Versuche zur physiologischen Systematik derselben. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin.</em> 1: 225-380., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29725862 [details]
