Species Leptastrea purpurea (Dana, 1846)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Astraea purpurea Dana, J.D. 1846. Zoophytes. United States exploring expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. New York : Greenwood Press Vol. 7 pp. i-vi + 740.
• Leptastrea ehrenbergana Milne Edwards, H. & Haime, J. 1849. Memoire sur les polypiers appartenant a la famille des Oculinides, au groupe intermédiaire des Pseudoastreides et a la famille des Fongides. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 29: 67-73.
• Leptastrea roissyana Milne Edwards, H. & Haime, J. 1848. Recherches sur les Polypiers. Quatrième Mémoire: Monographie des Astréides. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie Ser. 3 10: 209-320, pl. 5-9.
• Leptastrea stellulata Verrill, A.E. 1866. Synopsis of the polyps and corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, with descriptions of some additional species from the West Coast of North America II Madreporaria. Proceedings of the Essex Institute Salem 5: 17-50. pls. 1-2.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

History of changes