Eguchipsammia
Cairns, 1994, p. 85
Type Species
Dendrophyllia cornucopia Pourtales, 1871, 45, pl. 5, figs. 7-8; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Syntype; MCZ 5442, 2752; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: off Florida, 220-229 m
Nine syntypes; one additional syntype deposited at NMM. Type specimens and type species discussed by Cairns (1979).
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, recumbant, having irregular, extratentacular budding from an axial corallite; theca costate and hispid; Pourtalès plan and paliform lobes present; columella discrete, spongy; azooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Similar to Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) but asexually budding to form small colonies.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Eight species, only one known as a fossil.
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