Genus Diploastrea Matthai, 1914
- Diploastrea Matthai, G. 1914. A revision of the recent colonial Astraeidae possessing distinct corallites. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2nd Series Zoology 17: 1-140 [72].
Type species:
Orbicella minikoiensis Gardiner, 1904 (= Astrea heliopora Lamarck, 1816) by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Huang, D., Benzoni, F., Fukami, H., Knowlton, N., Smith, N.D. & Budd, A.F. 2014. Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 171: 277–355 [344] (on the correct type species)
General References
Veron, J.E.N., Pichon, M. & Wijsman-Best, M. 1977. Scleractinia of eastern Australia. Part II. Families Faviidae, Trachyphylliidae. Australian Institute of Marine Science, Monograph Series 3: 1-233 [153]
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2024 | HEXACORALLIA Haeckel, 1896 | 19-Oct-2024 | MOVED | |
| 05-Aug-2022 | SCLERACTINIA Bourne, 1900 | 17-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Zoe Richards |
| 05-Aug-2022 | 13-Aug-2013 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |