Cladopsammia
Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897, p. 208
Type Species
C. rolandi Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897, 208, pl. 11, figs. 1-7; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Syntype; MNHN ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: off Algeria
Types species best described by Zibrowius (1980).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum forming small bushy colonies; costae well developed and granular; Pourtalès plan well developed; pali usually absent; columella small and papillose; azooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Intermediate between Rhizopsammia and Dendrophyllia in corallite integration.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Six species, only one being fossil.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 14:25.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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