Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Cladophylliidae

Alternative combination: Schizosmilia excelsa

Belongs to Cladophyllia according to D. K. Pandey and F. T. Fürsich 2003

Sister taxa: Cladophyllia babeana, Cladophyllia choffati, Cladophyllia clemencia, Cladophyllia conybeari, Cladophyllia corallina, Cladophyllia dichotoma, Cladophyllia dresnayi, Cladophyllia furcifera, Cladophyllia mexicana, Cladophyllia minor, Cladophyllia miroi, Cladophyllia morondavensis, Cladophyllia picteti, Cladophyllia ramea, Cladophyllia rollieri, Cladophyllia skuviensis, Cladophyllia stewartae, Cladophyllia tenuis, Cladophyllia thailandensis, Cladophyllia tobleri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic