Scleractinia name details
Colonycyathus Eliášová, 1997 †
1581504 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1581504)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Genus
Placoseris geinitzi Bölsche, 1871 † accepted as Colonycyathus geinitzi (Bölsche, 1871) † (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Eliášová H. (1997). Coraux pas encore décrits ou redécrits du Crétacé supérieur de Bohême. <em>Vestník Ceského geologického ústavu.</em> 72(1): 61-80. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Colonycyathus Eliášová, 1997 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1581504 on 2026-09-25
Date
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original description
Eliášová H. (1997). Coraux pas encore décrits ou redécrits du Crétacé supérieur de Bohême. <em>Vestník Ceského geologického ústavu.</em> 72(1): 61-80. [details]
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]
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]
From editor or global species database
Remark In having caryophyllid-flabellid structures and showing the very rare parricidal budding type, the genus Colonycyathus closely corresponds to the genus Microsmilia. Therefore, their synonmy is suggested. [details]