Euphylliidae

Alloiteau, 1952, p. 637

Homonyms

• Euphyllidae Veron, 2000

Diagnosis

Coralla colonial; phaceloid, meandroid, flabello-meandroid, or massive. Corallum wall solid. Polyps zooxantellate and fleshy; with tentacles ending in acrospheres, with vesicles, or with mantles. Septa large and laminar, with smooth margins or a few poorly developed dentations. Costae poorly developed with or without simple granular spines. Range: Indo-Pacific, shallow water.

Contains

• Ctenella Matthai, 1928, p. 171
• Galaxea Milne Edwards, 1857 (2), p.223
• Galaxinae Vaughan and Wells, 1943
• Gyrosmilia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1851, p.55
• Montigyra Matthai, 1928, p. 255

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

This version was contributed by Danwei Huang on 27-Sep-2012 20:36.

Page authors are: Bert Hoeksema Danwei Huang. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd