Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Caryophylliidae

Alternative combinations: Tethocyathus microphyllus, Thecocyathus microphyllus

Belongs to Trochocyathus according to R. Baron-Szabo 2009

Sister taxa: Trochocyathus (Aplocyathus), Trochocyathus (Platycyathus), Trochocyathus adelaidensis, Trochocyathus balanophylloides, Trochocyathus cingulatus, Trochocyathus coloradoensis, Trochocyathus crooki, Trochocyathus depressus, Trochocyathus egerius, Trochocyathus gardnerae, Trochocyathus hanzawai, Trochocyathus harveyanus, Trochocyathus hemisphaericus, Trochocyathus imparipartitus, Trochocyathus imperialis, Trochocyathus infracompressus, Trochocyathus lakii, Trochocyathus laminus, Trochocyathus maplestonei, Trochocyathus mediterraneus, Trochocyathus mexicanum, Trochocyathus microphyes, Trochocyathus mitratus, Trochocyathus nomlandi, Trochocyathus oregonensis, Trochocyathus paliscus, Trochocyathus perarmatus, Trochocyathus pergranulatus, Trochocyathus persicus, Trochocyathus planicostatus, Trochocyathus plicatus, Trochocyathus pyrenaicus, Trochocyathus revolutus, Trochocyathus sachalinensis, Trochocyathus schmidti, Trochocyathus sellardsi, Trochocyathus sismondae, Trochocyathus speciosus, Trochocyathus stantoni, Trochocyathus sublaevis, Trochocyathus taylorensis, Trochocyathus thorenti, Trochocyathus townsendensis, Trochocyathus uber, Trochocyathus wilkinsoni, Trochocyathus wiltshirei, Trochocyathus wintoni, Trochocyathus woolmani, Paratrochocyathus conulus, Paratrochocyathus collignoni, Paratrochocyathus crassus, Paratrochocyathus cupuliformis, Paratrochocyathus androiavensis, Paratrochocyathus jasmundi, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) acutus, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) valceppiensis, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) michelottii, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) chevalieri, Trochocyathus (Paratrochocyathus) duncani, Tethocyathus prahli

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal microcarnivore