Oculinidae

Gray, 1847

Diagnosis

Corallum colonial, usually forming dendroid colonies by extratentacular budding; septa laminar, composed of one fan system of closely spaced, simple trabeculae resulting in a smooth axial margin; septothecate, externally thickened by dense coenosteum; endothecal dissepiments present or replaced by stereome; synapticulae absent; septa usually hexamerally arranged; columella and pali absent or present.

Contains

• Bathelia Moseley, 1881, p. 177
• Cyathelia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p. 68
• Diblasus Lonsdale, 1850, p. 253
• Oculininae Gray, 1947
• Palaeohelia Alloiteau, 1958
• Petrophyllia Conrad, 1855, p. 266

This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15

This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 02-Oct-2009 17:15.

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