Microsolenidae
Koby, 1889
Diagnosis
Simple and colonial. Colony formation by intra- and extratentacular budding. Corallite walls absent or slightly delineated by synapticular rings. Epitheca complete but very thin. Septa thin, regularly fenestrate. Synapticulae abundant, regularly distributed. Pennular edges directed upwards, ornamented with rounded, equal dentations. Endothecal and exothecal dissepiments thin, if developed. Columella parietal or styliform.
Contains
- Trochoplegma Gregory, 1900, p. 180
- Dermoseris Koby, 1887:340
- Latimaeandraraea Fromentel, 1861, p.247
- Genabacia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p. 71
- Thamnarea Etallon, in Thurmann and Etallon 1864, p. 411
- Dendraraea D'Orbigny, 1849, p. 10
- Eocomoseris Melnikova Roniewicz and Loeser, 1993: 4
- Chomatoseris Thomas, 1935, p. 429
- Litharaeopsis Beauvais, 1982, vol. 2, p. 35
- Polyphyllastrea Orbigny, 1850 p. 37, not available in 1849, p. 10
- Trocharea Etallon in Thurmann and Etallon 1864, p. 411
- Mycetaraea Pratz 1882, p. 108
- Partimeandra Bendukidze, 1949, p. 123/160
- Meandrarea Etallon, 1859 p. 128
- Microsolenastraea Turnsek, 1981
- Polyphylloseris Fromentel, 1857
- Turbinolopsis Lamouroux, 1821, p. 84
- Turbinastrea Blainville, 1830, p. 337
- Kobya Gregory, 1900, p. 169
- Microsarea Koby, 1889, p. 561
- Larisolena Eliasova, 1995, p. 36
- Semeloseris Thomas, 1935, p. 425
- Hydnophoromeandraraea Morycowa, 1971, p. 125
- Mastophyllia Felix, 1891, p. 146
- ?Disaraea Fromentel, 1861, p. 245
- Comastraea Fromentel, 1863 (for 1862), p. 56
- Comoseris Orbigny, 1849: 12
This page has been in preparation since 02-Oct-2009 17:15
This version was contributed by Ken Johnson on 02-Oct-2009 17:15.
Page authors are: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.
The editor is: Rosemarie Baron-Szabo
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