Anthozoa - Scleractinia - Faviidae

Alternative combinations: Madrepora phrygia, Platygyra phrygia

Synonyms: Leptoria gracilis Dana 1846, Leptoria tenuis Dana 1846, Meandrina gracilis Dana 1846, Platygyra gracilis Dana 1846

Belongs to Leptoria according to Gerth 1931

Sister taxa: Leptoria angigyra, Leptoria bithecata, Leptoria cantharelloides, Leptoria concentrica, Leptoria cristata, Leptoria italica, Leptoria laxa, Leptoria netchensis, Leptoria pauca, Leptoria paucisepta, Leptoria pennata, Leptoria reticulata, Leptoria selenkae, Leptoria spenceri

Type specimens:

• Leptoria phrygia: 1
• Leptoria gracilis:
• Leptoria tenuis:

Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal photosymbiotic-microcarnivore