Oculinidae
Gray, 1847
Diagnosis
Corallum colonial, usually forming dendroid colonies by extratentacular budding; septa laminar, composed of one fan system of closely spaced, simple trabeculae resulting in a smooth axial margin; septothecate, externally thickened by dense coenosteum; endothecal dissepiments present or replaced by stereome; synapticulae absent; septa usually hexamerally arranged; columella and pali absent or present.
Contains
- Madrepora Linne, 1758, p. 793
- Palaeohelia Alloiteau, 1958
- Cyathelia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849, p. 68
- Archohelia Vaughan, 1919, p. 352
- Bathelia Moseley, 1881, p. 177
- Neohelia Moseley, 1881, p. 176
- Petrophyllia Conrad, 1855, p. 266
- Cyathohelia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1857, p. 110
- Diblasus Lonsdale, 1850, p. 253
- Amphihelia Milne Edwards and Haime, 1857x, p. 118
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: 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
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