Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Microsolenidae
Parent taxon: Microsolenidae according to E. Roniewicz 1976
Sister taxa: Araiophyllum, Chomatoseris, Comoseris, Dactylaraea, Dendraraea, Dermoseris, Dimorpharaea, Disaraea, Eocomoseris, Genabacia, Hydnophoromeandraraea, Hydnoseris, Kobya, Larisolena, Litharaeopsis, Microsolenastraea, Mycetaraea, Polyphylloseris, Semeloseris, Tricycloseris, Trocharea, Trochoplegma
Subtaxa: Microsolena agariciformis, Microsolena amorpha, Microsolena arishensis, Microsolena besairiei, Microsolena caesaris, Microsolena cavernosa, Microsolena corticata, Microsolena crassisepta, Microsolena delicatula, Microsolena exigua, Microsolena fascicularis, Microsolena foliosa, Microsolena formosa, Microsolena fromenteli, Microsolena guttata, Microsolena hassimguitaensis, Microsolena hemispherica, Microsolena interjecta, Microsolena japonica, Microsolena julii, Microsolena kobyi, Microsolena kugleri, Microsolena loginovae, Microsolena mosensis, Microsolena multisepta, Microsolena ornata, Microsolena parva, Microsolena piriformis, Microsolena porosa, Microsolena regularis, Microsolena sadeki, Microsolena sinuata, Microsolena stellata, Microsolena subexcavata, Microsolena subturbinata, Microsolena texana, Microsolena thurmanni, Microsolena tuberosa, Microsolena verdati, Microsolena yabei, Microsolena zangbeiensis
Type: Microsolena porosa
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-suspension feeder