WoRMS taxon details
Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
1507871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1507871)
accepted
Family
Euphyllia Dana, 1846 (type by original designation)
Euphyllidae Veron, 2000 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (homonym, misspelling)
Euphylliidae Veron, 2002 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952 · unaccepted > junior homonym (nomen nudum, without type genus)
Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952 · unaccepted > nomen nudum (without type genus)
- Genus Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918
- Genus Ctenella Matthai, 1928
- Genus Euphyllia Dana, 1846
- Genus Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980
- Genus Galaxea Oken, 1815
- Genus Gyrosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Genus Montigyra Matthai, 1928
- Genus Simplastrea Umbgrove, 1939
- Subfamily Galaxinae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Genus Acrhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Acrohelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Botryophyllia Shirai, 1980 accepted as Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Botryphyllia Shirai, 1980 accepted as Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Ceoloseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Coeleseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Coleoseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Subfamily Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, without type genus)
- Genus Galaxea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
- Genus Leptosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Euphyllia Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507871 on 2026-05-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details]
original description (of Euphylliidae Veron, 2002) Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Euphyllidae Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
original description (of Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details]
original description (of Euphylliidae Veron, 2002) Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Euphyllidae Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details]
original description (of Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details]
Taxonomy
status source
ICZN (2011) Coral taxon names published in ‘Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Article 86.1.2. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68: 162-166. [details]
Other
additional source
Arrigoni, R., Stolarski, J., Terraneo, T.I., Hoeksema, B.W., Berumen, M.L., Payri, C., Montano, S., Benzoni, F. (2023). Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the scleractinian coral family Euphylliidae. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92 (2): 130-171., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10041
page(s): 92 (2): 130-171 [details]
page(s): 92 (2): 130-171 [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ハナサンゴ科 [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphyllidae) (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Veron, 2002)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952)
To Genbank (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphyllidae) (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Veron, 2002)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952)
To Genbank (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)
