Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Dendrophylliidae
Belongs to Dendrophyllia according to Eguchi 1968
Sister taxa: Dendrophyllia amica, Dendrophyllia araguensis, Dendrophyllia boschmai, Dendrophyllia californiana, Dendrophyllia candelabrum, Dendrophyllia cladocoracea, Dendrophyllia cornigera, Dendrophyllia cowlitzensis, Dendrophyllia dendrophylloides, Dendrophyllia dichotoma, Dendrophyllia digitalis, Dendrophyllia dudleyi, Dendrophyllia epithecata, Dendrophyllia globulina, Dendrophyllia guidottii, Dendrophyllia hannibali, Dendrophyllia koiwaii, Dendrophyllia lisbonensis, Dendrophyllia longaeva, Dendrophyllia multigemmata, Dendrophyllia nodosa, Dendrophyllia oahensis, Dendrophyllia oldroydi, Dendrophyllia oroseiensis, Dendrophyllia pahiensis, Dendrophyllia paroniana, Dendrophyllia peruviana, Dendrophyllia plicata, Dendrophyllia striata, Dendrophyllia taurinensis, Dendrophyllia tejonensis, Dendrophyllia trifurcata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kere River, Espiritu Santo (Quaternary of Vanuatu)
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