Bayer, 1955
Rumphella
Type species: Rumphella antipathes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Total number of species estimated: 3
Description: Colonies bushy with rounded branches. Colonies grey, light yellow or light brown. Surface layer of coenenchyme with wart-clubs. Interior with spindles. Zooxanthellae present.
Habitat: reefs, 3-40 m
Range: Tropical Indo-Pacific.
Remarks: The sclerites of this genus are very similar to those of Hicksonella, but the rods with small tubercles at the basal end and a long smooth shaft are not present.