Dendrophyllia
Blainville, 1830, p. 319
Type Species
Madrepora ramea Linnaeus, 1758, p. 797, no fig.; Subsequent Designation Milne Edwards and Haime, 1850, p. liii
Type Specimen: Lectotype; ; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; Mediterranean
Type species well described in Zibrowius (1980). Nomenclatural note by Cairns (2001) about availability of name. Lectotype designated by Zibrowius (1980). Type deposited in University of Bologna (Potts, 1995)
Classification
Synonyms
Diagnosis
Extratentacular budding forms colonies of three types: arborescent, bushy and dendroid; epitheca absent; costae well defined; septa in Pourtalès plan;; pali present or not; columella spongy or papillose; azooxanthellate.
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. 74 species, 33 known from fossil record. Cairns (2001) divided the genus into three species groups, based on colony morphology.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 16:52.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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