Duncanopsammia
Wells, 1936, p. 547
Type Species
Dendrophyllia axifuga Milne Edwards and Haime, 1848, p. 101; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Syntype; NHMUK 46.7.30.38-39; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; Northern Territory, Australia
Type species well described by Veron and Pichon (1990).
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum arborescent, with calices arranged in a unifacial manner; coenosteum thick and not costate but instead covered with thin serrate ridges; epitheca absent; septa arranged in Pourtalès plan; pali absent; columella robust, discrete, labyrinthiform; zooxanthellate.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Monotypic, occurring in both Recent and fossil record.
This page has been in preparation since 02-Jul-2008 06:12
This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 03-Nov-2008 16:17.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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