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Culicia

Dana, 1846, p. 376

Type Species

C. stellata Dana, 1846, p. 377, pl. 28, figs. 5a-d; Subsequent Designation Wells, 1936, p. 105

Type Specimen: Holotype; USNM 185; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: Recent: Singapore

Type species well described by Cairns and Zibrowius (1997).

Classification

Synonyms

Diagnosis

Corallum reptoid, additional corallites budded from a basal coenosteum, sometimes stoloniferous; corallites strongly epithecate, the epitheca riseing above the upper outer edges of the septa as a continuous rim; axial edges of S1 lobate, inner edges of remaining cycles dentate to laciniate; paliform lobes often present; columella papillose.

Remarks

About 15 species, most of them Recent (Cairns, 1995; Cairns et al., 1999; Chevalier, 1961).

This page has been in preparation since 04-Aug-2008 15:44

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 20-Nov-2008 20:21.

Page authors are: Stephen D. Cairns. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns


Culicia stellata,Dana, 1846, detail of axial septal teeth
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Culicia stellata,Dana, 1846, view of calice
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Culicia stellata, see remarks
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Culicia stellata, view of calice
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