Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Mussidae

Belongs to Mycetophyllia according to Milne-Edwards and Haime 1849

Sister taxa: Mycetophyllia aliciae, Mycetophyllia bullbrooki, Mycetophyllia ferox, Mycetophyllia lamarckiana, Mycetophyllia multistellata, Mycetophyllia reesi

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder