Euphyllia Dana, 1846

Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, Zootaxa 1952, pp. 1-244 : 207

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1175­5334

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scientific name

Euphyllia Dana, 1846
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Genus Euphyllia Dana, 1846 View in CoL

(= Plocophyllia Reuss, 1868 ; Type species. Lobophyllia calyculata Catullo, 1852 , Oligocene of Italy [Monte Grumi]).

Type species. Caryophyllia glabrescens Chamisso & Eysenhardt, 1821 , Recent, Pacific Ocean.

Diagnosis. Colonial, phacelo-flabellate. Gemmation intracalicinal, di- to polystomodaeal. Calicinal series laterally free. Costosepta compact, covered by spiniform and rounded granules. Columella absent but trabecular extensions of septal axial ends may form a pseudo-columella. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular, abundant. Wall septothecal and parathecal.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Euphylliidae

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Scleractinia

Family

Euphylliidae

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