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Scleractinia taxon detailsMorycastraea Melnikova, 1984 †
1439669 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439669)
accepted
Genus
Morycastraea eximia Melnikova, 1984 † (type by monotypy)
marine,
fossil only
Not documented
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Morycastraea Melnikova, 1984 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439669 on 2025-06-05
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 It is the only genus in the family Pamiroseriidae which has branching coralla. [details]Diagnosis Phaceloid, calices flat,increase with lamellar linkages; formation of temporary, columnar coralla with flat distal ends and thamnasterioid relationships of corallites; calices shallow, with compact, parietal columella, septa fusiform; radial elements composed of large trabeculae, septal faces with flat granules; endotheca dissepimental; wall epithecal. [details] Remark Only two species are known: Anisian from Poland (Morycowa,1988),and Late Norian from Tajikistan (Melnikova 1984). [details] |
