Dendrogyra cylindricus

Ehrenberg, 1834

Holotype: MB 4445; Recent; unspecified, West Indies.

Morphologic Description: meandroid with long corallite series; intramural budding; columella composed of discontinuous lamella.

Morphologic Diagnosis: Colony Form: meandroid, Colony Shape: massive, Budding: intramural, Columella: lamellar, Corallite Size: medium (1.5 - 10mm), Wall Structure: septothecal, Lobes: none.

Synonyms:

Early Pliocene - Late Pliocene, Seroe Domi Formation. St. Michiel ridges, Curacao, south Caribbean.
Early Pleistocene, 394-445fbmp Formation. BDP Core Clino, Bahamas, northeast Caribbean.
Early Pleistocene, Manchioneal Formation. Port Antonio, Jamaica, central Caribbean.
Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene, Key Largo Formation. Florida Keys, Florida, north Caribbean.
Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene, San Andres Formation. San Andres, San Andres, central Caribbean.
Middle Pleistocene - Late Pleistocene, San.Dom. Terraces Formation. Boca Chica, Dominican Republic, central Caribbean.