Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
Small knob coral
Plesiastrea versipora
photo by Auscape International

Family:  Faviidae ()
Max. size: 
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: Japan to Australia and South Africa to Easter Island.
Diagnosis:  Oval walls of the corallites are closely set, slightly plocoid, and variable in details of septa and costae. Either bright green or brown, with a lighter oral disc.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: (LC); Date assessed: 03 January 2008 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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