Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848
Plesiastrea versipora (14)
Type species: Plesiastrea versipora (Lamarck, 1816)
Total number of species estimated: 12
Characteristics: Like Favia, but colony formation mostly by extratentacular budding. That some intratentacular budding takes place is shown by the usual absence of directive mesenteries in the polyps.
Range: Indo-Pacific.