Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Calamophylliidae

Alternative combinations: Thamnasteria prolifera, Thamnastraea prolifera

Belongs to Gyrodendron according to O. F. Geyer 1954

Sister taxa: Gyrodendron boltonae, Gyrodendron lobatum, Gyrodendron serbica

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal microcarnivore-photosymbiotic