Euphylliidae
Alloiteau, 1952
Diagnosis
Coralla colonial; phaceloid, meandroid, flabello-meandroid, or massive. Corallum wall solid. Polyps zooxantellate and fleshy; with tentacles ending in acrospheres, with vesicles, or with mantles. Septa large and laminar, with smooth margins or a few poorly developed dentations. Costae poorly developed with or without simple granular spines. Range: Indo-Pacific, shallow water.
Contains
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