Scleractinia taxon details

Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857

1507871  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1507871)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Euphylliidae (Family)
accepted
Family
Euphyllia Dana, 1846 (type by original designation)
Euphyllidae Veron, 2000 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (homonym, misspelling)
Euphylliidae Veron, 2002 · unaccepted > junior homonym
Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952 · unaccepted > junior homonym (nomen nudum, without type genus)
Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952 · unaccepted > nomen nudum (without type genus)

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  1. Genus Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918
  2. Genus Ctenella Matthai, 1928
  3. Genus Euphyllia Dana, 1846
  4. Genus Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980
  5. Genus Galaxea Oken, 1815
  6. Genus Gyrosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
  7. Genus Montigyra Matthai, 1928
  8. Genus Nancygyra Bosellini & Stolarski, 2020 †
  9. Genus Simplastrea Umbgrove, 1939
  10. Subfamily Galaxinae Vaughan & Wells, 1943 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  11. Genus Acrhelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  12. Genus Acrohelia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  13. Genus Botryophyllia Shirai, 1980 accepted as Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  14. Genus Botryphyllia Shirai, 1980 accepted as Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Genus Ceoloseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  16. Genus Coeleseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  17. Genus Coleoseris Vaughan, 1918 accepted as Coeloseris Vaughan, 1918 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  18. Subfamily Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952 accepted as Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, without type genus)
  19. Genus Galaxea Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym)
  20. Genus Leptosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 accepted as Euphyllia Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  21. Genus Mioseris Chevalier, 1961 † accepted as Coeloseris (Mioseris) Chevalier, 1961 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  22. Genus Organites Link, 1807 † accepted as Galaxea Oken, 1815 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Genus Plocophyllia Reuss, 1868 † accepted as Euphyllia Dana, 1846 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details] 
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Euphylliidae Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1507871 on 2026-01-23
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original description Milne Edwards H, Haime J. (1857). Histoire naturelle des coralliaires ou polypes proprement dits 2. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 631 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12403706 [details] 

original description (of Euphylliidae Veron, 2002) Veron JEN. (2002). New species described in Corals of the World. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science Monograph Series.</em> 11: 1-209. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Euphyllidae Veron, 2000) Veron JEN. (2000). Corals of the World. Vol. 1–3. <em>Australian Institute of Marine Science and CRR, Queensland, Australia.</em> [details] 

original description (of Euphylliinae Alloiteau, 1952) Alloiteau J. (1952). Embranchement des Coelentérés. Madreporaires Post-Paleozoiques. <em>In: Piveteau J, ed. Traité de Paléontologie, Volume 1. Paris: Masson.</em> 539–782, pls. 1-10. [details] 

additional source Arrigoni, R., Stolarski, J., Terraneo, T.I., Hoeksema, B.W., Berumen, M.L., Payri, C., Montano, S., Benzoni, F. (2023). Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the scleractinian coral family Euphylliidae. <em>Contributions to Zoology.</em> 92 (2): 130-171., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/18759866-bja10041
page(s): 92 (2): 130-171 [details] 

status source ICZN (2011) Coral taxon names published in ‘Corals of the world' by J.E.N. Veron (2000): potential availability confirmed under Article 86.1.2. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68: 162-166. [details] 
From editor or global species database
Biology zooxanthellate [details]
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LanguageName 
Japanese ハナサンゴ科 [from synonym]  [details]
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphyllidae) (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Veron, 2002)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Euphylliidae) (from synonym Euphylliidae Alloiteau, 1952)
To Genbank (from synonym Euphyllidae Veron, 2000)

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