Cycloseris erosa Doederlein 1901 (stony coral)
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Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Fungiidae
Alternative combination: Fungia erosa
Belongs to Cycloseris according to Veron and Pichon 1980
Sister taxa: Cycloseris brazzanensis, Cycloseris costulata, Cycloseris cyclolites, Cycloseris discoidea, Cycloseris distorta, Cycloseris escosurae, Cycloseris fragilis, Cycloseris hungaricus, Cycloseris lamellata, Cycloseris marginata, Cycloseris minuta, Cycloseris patelliformis, Cycloseris perezi, Cycloseris sinensis, Cycloseris somervillei, Cycloseris striata, Cycloseris vaughani, Cyclastraea meltensis
Ecology: facultatively mobile low-level epifaunal microcarnivore
Distribution: found only at Wadi Syatin (Quaternary of Egypt)
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