Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combination: Favia cesaredensis

Belongs to Ovalastraea according to A. Draganescu and L. Beauvais 1985

Sister taxa: Ovalastraea heckeri, Ovalastrea bihinensis, Ovalastrea caryophylloides, Ovalastrea crassa, Ovalastrea cretacea, Ovalastrea dubia, Ovalastrea fredericksburgensis, Ovalastrea lobata, Ovalastrea michelini, Ovalastrea pecosensis, Ovalastrea plicata, Ovalastrea polygonalis, Ovalastrea proeminens, Ovalastrea pseudolorioli, Ovalastrea recki, Ovalastrea regularis, Ovalastrea tenuistriata, Ovalastrea urgonica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder