Rhizosmilia
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: Cairns, Stephen
creator: Hoeksema, Bert
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267805 on 2026-08-01
created: 2008-01-14T12:18:07Z
modified: 2022-06-24T13:12:51Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978
class: Hexacorallia
family: Caryophylliidae
genus: Rhizosmilia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Cairns, S.D. (1978). New genus and species of ahermatypic coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) from the western Atlantic. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 9l(l): 216-221, 1(1), text-fig.
name published in year: 1978
order: Scleractinia
parent name usage ID: 135073
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Cairns, 1978
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted