Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae
Alternative combination: Thamnastraea mvitensis
Belongs to Microphyllia according to H. D. Thomas 1963
Sister taxa: Microphyllia acuta, Microphyllia astroides, Microphyllia brevivallis, Microphyllia contorta, Microphyllia convergens, Microphyllia curtata, Microphyllia cylindrica, Microphyllia davidsoni, Microphyllia densecostata, Microphyllia dumosa, Microphyllia elevata, Microphyllia fasciata, Microphyllia gagnebini, Microphyllia gemina, Microphyllia gracilis, Microphyllia helvetica, Microphyllia jaspensis, Microphyllia kenyensis, Microphyllia labyrinthiformis, Microphyllia lineata, Microphyllia macropora, Microphyllia madagascariensis, Microphyllia maeandrinoides, Microphyllia munita, Microphyllia oldhamiana, Microphyllia pulchella, Microphyllia punctata, Microphyllia resanica, Microphyllia seriata, Microphyllia serpentina, Microphyllia soemmeringii, Microphyllia sulcata, Microphyllia thurmanni, Microphyllia undans
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Amboni, loc. N 303, N 305 (Jurassic of Tanzania)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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