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Diploria

Taxonomy
Diploria was named by Milne-Edwards and Haime (1848) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 796]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Faviidae by Veron (2000); and to Scleractinia by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. bowersi, D. clivosa, D. crebriformis, D. dumblei, D. labyrinthiformis, D. portoricensis, D. sarasotana, D. strigosa, D. zambensis
Sister genera
Amphimeandra, Anisocoenia, Antiguastrea, Antillophyllia, Aquitanastraea, Australogyra, Barabattoia, Caulastrea (syn. Dasyphyllia), Cladocora (syn. Cereiphyllia, Haimesiphyllia, Procladocora), Colpophyllia (syn. Hydnophyllia), Columellogyra, Cyphastrea, Dactylosmilia, Defrancia, Dictuophyllia (syn. Meandroria), Dictyoastraea, Diploastrea, Echinopora, Edwardsastraea, Eohydnophora, Erythrastrea, Eugyra, Favia (syn. Phymastrea, Barbadiastrea), Favites (syn. Metastrea, Metastraea, Aphrastrea, Prionastraea, Plesiophyllia, Ellasmoastraea), Felixigyra, Goniastrea (syn. Coelastrea), Grandifavia, Hadrophyllia, Haldonia, Hydnophora (syn. Hydnophoraraea, Angeliphyllia, Michelottiphyllia), Kobyphyllia, Ksiazkiewiczia, Leptastrea, Leptoria, Liptodendron, Manicina, Montastrea (syn. Heliastreopsis, Orbicella, Phyllocoenia, Phyllocoeniopsis), Monticulastraea, Moseleya, Myriophyllia, Oulastrea, Oulophyllia (syn. Ulophyllia), Parasimplastrea, Phacellocoenia, Platygyra (syn. Coeloria, Astroria), Plavecia, Plesiastrea (syn. Plesiastraeopsis), Pseudisastraea, Pseudomyriophyllia, Sakalavastraea, Solenastrea (syn. Dachiardia), Stephanaxocoenia, Tarbellastraea

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Diploria Milne-Edwards and Haime
2000Diploria Veron
2002Diploria Sepkoski, Jr.

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