Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Belongs to Cyathophora according to d'Achiardi 1880

Sister taxa: Cyathophora atempa, Cyathophora babaevi, Cyathophora bangoinensis, Cyathophora bourgueti, Cyathophora cesaredensis, Cyathophora claudiensis, Cyathophora densata, Cyathophora denseta, Cyathophora faveolata, Cyathophora globosa, Cyathophora gomangcoensis, Cyathophora haysensis, Cyathophora kobyi, Cyathophora micrommatos, Cyathophora miyakoensis, Cyathophora neocomiensis, Cyathophora olssoni, Cyathophora parva, Cyathophora pratti, Cyathophora pygmaea, Cyathophora steimanni, Cyathophora steinmanni, Cyathophora thurmanni, Cyathophora tithonica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder