Plesiastrea versipora

Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
Small knob coral

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:	In most reef environments, including shaded environments such as under overhangs. Subtidal. Also occurs in rocky foreshores protected from strong wave exposure, on the back and foreslope of reef, in lagoons and outer reef channel (Ref. 98471). Polyps extend during daytime (Ref. 130769).
IUCN Red List Status:	(LC); Date assessed: 27 October 2023 Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:
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