Rhizopsammia
Verrill, 1870, p. 510
Type Species
R. pulchra Verrill, 1870, p. 510, no fig.; Monotypy
Type Specimen: Holotype; YPM 5375; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent; Pearl Islands, Gulf of Panama
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, forming small reptoid colonies by extratentacular stoloniferous budding; costae finely granular; Pourtalès plan present; pali absent; columella present and small; azooxanthellate.
Comparisons
Unique in the family in having stoloniferous budding
Remarks
This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. Eleven species, only one of which is fossil.
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 31-Oct-2008 14:21.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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