Dendrophyllia cribrosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Dendrophyllia cribrosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Name authority
- Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Dendrophylliidae
- Genus
- Dendrophyllia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classAnthozoa
- subclassHexacorallia
- orderScleractinia Bourne, 1900
- suborderRefertina Okubo, 2016
- familyDendrophylliidae Gray, 1847
- genusDendrophyllia de Blainville, 1830
- speciesDendrophyllia cribrosa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrophyllia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrophyllia alternata Pourtalès, 1880 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tree coralDendrophyllia arbuscula van der Horst, 1922 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia duncani Tenison-Woods, 1876 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Dendrophyllia incisa (Crossland, 1952) | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia laboreli Zibrowius & Brito, 1984 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia minuscula Bourne, 1905 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia oldroydae Oldroyd, 1924 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia paragracilis Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrophyllia suprarbuscula Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 | DendrophylliidaeCnidaria | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Coenopsammia ramiculosa Rehberg, 1892 Rehberg, 1892 | synonym |
| Dentipora cribrosa Blainville, 1830 Blainville, 1830 | synonym |
| Dendrophyllia anastomozans (Blainville, 1830) (Blainville, 1830) | synonym |
| Dentipora anastomozans Blainvile, 1830 Blainvile, 1830 | synonym |
| Dentipora anastomozens Blainville, 1830 Blainville, 1830 | synonym |
| Oculina anastomozans Blainville, 1830 Blainville, 1830 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Milne Edwards, H., & Haime, J. (1851). Monographie des polypiers fossiles des terrains palaeozoïques, précédée d’un tableau général de la classification des polypes. Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, Archives, 5: 1–502, 20 pls. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:34RXZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.