Rhizosmilia
Cairns, 1978, p. 216
Type Species
R. gerdae Cairns, 1978, p. 219, pl. 1. figs. 1-7; Original Designation
Type Specimen: Holotype; USNM 46812; Verified; Dry Preserved
Type Locality: Recent: Strait of Florida, 143-210 m.
Classification
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, forming small phaceloid colonies by extracalicular budding; base polycyclic; paliform lobes present before penultimate septal cycle and occasionally first and second septal cycle; columella spongy, lamellar or fascicular; endothecal dissepiments present.
Remarks
Six exclusively Recent species
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This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 16-Oct-2008 15:30.
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The editor is: Stephen D. Cairns
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