Coral species of the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas: a synonymized compilation and some regional distributional patterns

C. R. C. Sheppard

1987

Article

Atoll Research Bulletin 307:1-32

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Astreopora horizontalis
• Astreopora listeri
• Gardineroseris planulata
• Leptoseris yabei
• Pocillopora informis

Taxonomy:

• Pocillopora informis belongs to Pocillopora - Dana (1846)
• Astreopora listeri belongs to Astreopora - Bernard (1896)
• Gardineroseris planulata belongs to Gardineroseris - Sheppard (1987)
• Fungia danai belongs to Fungia paumotensis - Sheppard (1987)
• Pocillopora bulbosa belongs to Pocillopora damicornis - Sheppard (1987)
• Symphyllia nobilis belongs to Symphyllia recta - Sheppard (1987)
• Seriatopora angulata belongs to Seriatopora hystrix - Sheppard (1987)
• Porites andrewsi belongs to Porites cylindrica - Sheppard (1987)
• Pocillopora favosa belongs to Pocillopora damicornis - Sheppard (1987)
• Pocillopora caespitosa belongs to Pocillopora damicornis - Sheppard (1987)
• Platygyra astreiformis belongs to Platygyra daedalea - Sheppard (1987)
• Leptoseris yabei belongs to Leptoseris - Sheppard (1987)
• Pachyseris levicollis belongs to Pachyseris speciosa - Sheppard (1987)
• Montipora sinensis belongs to Montipora tuberculosa - Sheppard (1987)
• Leptastrea immersa belongs to Leptastrea bottae - Sheppard (1987)
• Fungia patella belongs to Fungia fungites - Sheppard (1987)
• Favites virens belongs to Favites abdita - Sheppard (1987)
• Favia hululensis belongs to Dipsastraea pallida - Sheppard (1987)
• Favia doreyensis belongs to Dipsastraea pallida - Sheppard (1987)
• Catalaphyllia plicata belongs to Catalaphyllia jardinei - Sheppard (1987)
• Astreopora horizontalis belongs to Astreopora listeri - Sheppard (1987)