Disaraea Fromentel 1861 (stony coral)

Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Comoseridae

Parent taxon: Comoseridae according to S.D. Cairns et al. 2010

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Wells 1956

Sister taxa: Araiophyllum, Chomatoseris, Dactylaraea, Dendraraea, Dermoseris, Dimorpharaea, Eocomoseris, Genabacia, Kobya, Litharaeopsis, Microsolena, Microsolenastraea, Mycetaraea, Partimeandra, Semeloseris, Tricycloseris, Trocharea, Trochoplegma, Comoseris

Subtaxa: Disaraea cotteaui Disaraea gracilis

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Type: Disaraea cotteaui

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Disaraea in the database

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