Marine Species Traits - Cuifastraeidae Melnikova, 1983 †

Scleractinia taxon details

Cuifastraeidae Melnikova, 1983 †

AphiaID

1440133 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440133)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Scleractinia

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Genus Cuifastraea Melnikova, 1983 †
Genus Gillastraea Melnikova, 1983 †
Genus Karatchastraea Cuif, 1976 †
Genus Silesiastraea Morycowa, 1988 †
Genus Actinastraeopsis Sikharulidze, 1977 † accepted as Texastrea Wells, 1973 † (junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Cuifastraeidae Melnikova, 1983 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440133 on 2025-06-02

Taxonomic edit history

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2020-06-05 13:46:33Z

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Hoeksema, Bert

2022-05-02 08:53:21Z

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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]

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Diagnosis Solitary, phaceloid, and colonial: astreoid and thamnasterioid; increase intracalicular; radial elements thin and compact, built of monoaxial, mostly vertical trabeculae; lateral sides with continuous menianes with denticulated edges; dissepiments vesiculous; holotheca. [details]

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