Stephanophyllia Michelin, 1841
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1066.69697 |
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Stephanophyllia Michelin, 1841 View in CoL
Diagnosis.
Corallum solitary, discoidal, and free. Synapticulothecate. A small marginal shelf may be present. Costae granular. Intercostal spaces broader than costae and penetrated by large pores. Septa imperforate, totalling 96 that alternate in position with costae. Septa arranged in typical micrabaciid pattern, having multiple bifurcations of the S3. Septa and costae interconnected by elongate, bar-shaped synapticulae (fulturae). Columella lamellar to papillose.
Type species.
Fungia elegans Bronn, 1837, by original designation.
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