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Scleractinia taxon detailsTropiphyllum Cuif, 1975 †
1438181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438181)
accepted
Genus
Tropiphyllum ornatum 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 characterized microstructurally in Cuif 1975:92-94, .
Description Well described and characterized microstructurally in Cuif 1975:92-94, . [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Tropiphyllum Cuif, 1975 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438181 on 2025-06-02
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 Easily identifiable coral. No corals having comparably thin, and long septa with menianes are known among solitary forms. [details]Description Well described and characterized microstructurally in Cuif 1975:92-94, . [details] Diagnosis Solitary. Wall epithecal, pellicular. Septa thin, those of the first two-three size orders reach the corallite center. Septal faces with long menianes showing ornamented borders. Microstructure trabecular. Endotheca dissepimental. [details] |
