Order Stylasterina (lace coral)
Parent taxon: Hydrozoa according to J.E.N. Veron 2000
Sister taxa: Actinulida, Chondrophorina, Delheidia, Eoporpita, Fistulella, Graptogeitonia, Hydrocorallinae, Hydroida, Jillua, Lemniscaterina, Likinia, Lovcenipora, Milleporidae, Milleporina, Ovatoscutum, Plumalina, Rhizostromella, Roseoporella, Siphonophorida, Sphaeractinida, Spongiomorphida, Spriggia, Stoliczkaria, Stoliczkiella, Trachylinida, Tubulariae
Subtaxa: Allopora, Astya, Calyptopora, Congregopora, Conopora, Crypthelia, Distichopora, Errina, Inferiolabiata, Lepidopora, Pliobothrus, Sporadopora, Stenohelia, Stylaster
Ecology: stationary epifaunal carnivore-suspension feeder