Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Alternative combination: Astrocoenia bulgarica

Synonyms: Adelocoenia biedai Morycowa 1964, Cyathophora hedbergi Wells 1944, Procyathophora biedai Morycowa 1964

Belongs to Cryptocoenia according to H. Löser 2006

Sister taxa: Cryptocoenia alligniensis, Cryptocoenia antiqua, Cryptocoenia brevis, Cryptocoenia cartieri, Cryptocoenia castellum, Cryptocoenia corbariensis, Cryptocoenia delemontana, Cryptocoenia dubia, Cryptocoenia globula, Cryptocoenia hexaphyllia, Cryptocoenia insignis, Cryptocoenia intricata, Cryptocoenia luciensis, Cryptocoenia lusitanica, Cryptocoenia matskevici, Cryptocoenia michelini, Cryptocoenia neocomiensis, Cryptocoenia nivernensis, Cryptocoenia octonaria, Cryptocoenia octosepta, Cryptocoenia parvistella, Cryptocoenia pistillum, Cryptocoenia regularis, Cryptocoenia slovenica, Cryptocoenia stelliserrata, Cryptocoenia tabulata, Cryptocoenia wegeneri

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder