Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae
Alternative combinations: Cryptocoenia micrommatos, Pseudocoenia micrommatos
Belongs to Cyathophora according to H. F. Filkorn and J. Pantoja-Alor 2009
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 miyakoensis, Cyathophora neocomiensis, Cyathophora olssoni, Cyathophora parva, Cyathophora pironae, Cyathophora pratti, Cyathophora pygmaea, Cyathophora steimanni, Cyathophora steinmanni, Cyathophora thurmanni, Cyathophora tithonica
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder