Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Heliastraeidae

Alternative combinations: Astrea defrancei, Orbicella defrancei

Belongs to Heliastrea according to Kojumdgieva 1960

Sister taxa: Heliastrea (Athecastraea), Heliastrea autignacensis, Heliastrea boueana, Heliastrea carnegiei, Heliastrea deformis, Heliastrea delicata, Heliastrea farquharsoni, Heliastrea grandis, Heliastrea irregularis, Heliastrea laticosta, Heliastrea lusitaniae, Heliastrea mellahica, Heliastrea nerthensis, Heliastrea oligophylla, Heliastrea parva, Heliastrea pelouaensis, Heliastrea saubriguensis, Heliastrea saucatsensis, Heliastrea solenastroides, Heliastrea taurinensis, Heliastrea virga

Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder