Spongiocoenia, Vasseur & Lathuilière, 2021
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publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.5252/geodiversitas2021v43a22 |
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publication LSID |
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6D1643AD-66A5-4678-9397-CE08E610D641 |
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5765014 |
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persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/41CED0DF-4AD3-4F29-BBFA-55A99C480CA3 |
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taxon LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:act:41CED0DF-4AD3-4F29-BBFA-55A99C480CA3 |
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treatment provided by |
Felipe |
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scientific name |
Spongiocoenia |
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gen. nov. |
Genus Spongiocoenia View in CoL n. gen.
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:41CED0DF-4AD3-4F29-BBFA-55A99C480CA3
TYPE SPECIES. — Coccophyllum liasicum Turnšek & Geyer in Turnšek, Seyfried & Geyer, 1975.
DIAGNOSIS. — Colonial massive or ramose colony with calices separated by a porous coenosteum. Spine-like, smooth septa. Columella and endotheca absent. Synapticulothecal wall. Extracalicular budding.
ETYMOLOGY. — Refers to the spongious nature of the coenosteum. Turnšek & Geyer (inTurnšek et al. 1975) placed their species within the genus Coccophyllum Reuss, 1865 , family Stylophyllidae Frech 1890 (in fact they attribute erroneously the family to Volz 1896). Coccophyllum is a cerioid genus and we cannot place the present genus within the family Stylophyllidae with the capacity to produce such a spongious coenosteum, which recalls more non-scleractinian corals like Plagiosolenacis Alloiteau, 1957 and Paleomillepora Gabilly & Lafuste, 1957. Turnšek et al. (1975) noticed the proximity with Helioporid octocorallians.
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