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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

This page has been in preparation since 08-Oct-2008 15:21

This version was contributed by Stephen D. Cairns on 16-Oct-2008 15:30.

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


Rhizosmilia maculata (Pourtalès, 1875), described in Cairns, 1977 as Caryophyllia maculata, longitudinal section, showing dissepiments.
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Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978, cross section through base showing concentric rings of exothecal dissepiments
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Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978, calice of holotypic colony, oblique view.
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Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978, calice of holotypic colony.
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