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Scleractinia taxon detailsTropidendron Cuif, 1975 †
1438180 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438180)
accepted
Genus
Tropidendron rhopalifer Cuif, 1975 † (type by original designation)
marine,
fossil only
Cuif, J.-P. (1975). Recherches sur les Madréporaires du Trias. III — Etude des structures pennulaires chez les Madréporaires triasiques. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sciences de la Terre, Series 3.</em> 44: 45-127. [details]
Description Well described and illustrated in Cuif 1975:94-97, pl.12,fig.1-6, with text-fig.13 presenting septal microstructure.
Description Well described and illustrated in Cuif 1975:94-97, pl.12,fig.1-6, with text-fig.13 presenting septal microstructure. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Tropidendron Cuif, 1975 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438180 on 2025-06-06
Date action by
original description
Cuif, J.-P. (1975). Recherches sur les Madréporaires du Trias. III — Etude des structures pennulaires chez les Madréporaires triasiques. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sciences de la Terre, Series 3.</em> 44: 45-127. [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., R. Baron-Szabo, A.F. Budd, B. Lathuilière, E. Roniewicz, J. Stolarski & K.G. Johnson. (2010). Corallosphere. , available online at http://www.corallosphere.org [details]  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Comparison The taxon is easily identifiable. From all known phaceloid corals differs in having styliform columella and thick septa with thick menianes. [details]Description Well described and illustrated in Cuif 1975:94-97, pl.12,fig.1-6, with text-fig.13 presenting septal microstructure. [details] Diagnosis Phaceloid. Wall epihtecal. Columella styliform. Increase by division without septal connections between centers. Septa thick. Menianes with border thickened and directed upward. Endotheca dissepimental. [details] Remark One species. [details] |
