Fungiidae

Dana, 1846, p. 283

Synonyms

• Asteroseriidae Alloiteau, 1952
• Funginellidae Alloiteau, 1952
• Psammocoridae Chevalier and Beauvais, 1987, p. 704

Diagnosis

Corallum monostomatous (solitary) or polystomatous by development of secondary stomata. Corallum zooxantellate, free or attached (on a stalk or encrusting), in some species reproducing by transverse division (autotomy). Corallum wall solid or perforate. Low order septa imperforate, high order septa perforate. Septa laminar and connected laterally by bar-like elements called "compound synapticulae" or "fulturae". Margins of septo-costae variable in shape by simple or complex ornamentation, usually species-specific. Range: Indo-Pacific, shallow water.

Contains

• Leptastrea Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 494
• Patelopsammia Reig Oriol, 1988, p. 3
• Psammocora Dana, 1846

This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15

This version was contributed by Danwei Huang on 27-Sep-2012 20:48.

Page authors are: Bert Hoeksema Danwei Huang. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd