Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Latomeandridae

Alternative combination: Synastraea toucasi

Synonym: Thamnasteria hiraigaensis Eguchi 1951

Belongs to Dimorphastrea according to S. Tomás et al. 2008

Sister taxa: Dimorphastraea renevieri, Dimorphastraea triadica, Dimorphastrea bellula, Dimorphastrea composita, Dimorphastrea concentrica, Dimorphastrea conica, Dimorphastrea cosmanni, Dimorphastrea dubia, Dimorphastrea fallax, Dimorphastrea fungiformis, Dimorphastrea glomerata, Dimorphastrea grandiflora, Dimorphastrea heteromorpha, Dimorphastrea irradians, Dimorphastrea mitodaensis, Dimorphastrea parvistella, Dimorphastrea petalophyes, Dimorphastrea ratshensis, Dimorphastrea scutellum, Dimorphastrea solida, Dimorphastrea speciosa, Dimorphastrea stantoni, Dimorphastrea subturonensis, Dimorphastrea sulcosa, Dimorphastrea tendagurensis, Dimorphastrea udzlourensis, Dimorphastrea vasiformis, Dimorphastrea waehneri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder