Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Stylinidae

Belongs to Cryptocoenia according to de Fromentel 1862

Sister taxa: Cryptocoenia alligniensis, Cryptocoenia antiqua, Cryptocoenia brevis, Cryptocoenia bulgarica, Cryptocoenia cartieri, Cryptocoenia castellum, Cryptocoenia corbariensis, Cryptocoenia delemontana, Cryptocoenia dubia, Cryptocoenia globula, Cryptocoenia hexaphyllia, Cryptocoenia insignis, 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