Dichopsammia
Song, 1994, p. 213
Type Species
D. granulosa Song, 1994, p. 214, pls. 1-5; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; EWHA Ant. 800515; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; Korea Strait, 20-30 m
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Corallum arborescent, produced by distomadeal intratentacular budding; epitheca absent; theca costate and uniformly granular; septa in a weak Pourtalès plan; pali absent; columella feeble; zooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Unique in family by having exclusively distomadeal intratentacular budding.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Monotypic, not known as a fossil.
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jul-2008 06:28
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 17:02.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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