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Caryophyllia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Caryophyllia

Higher classification
  
Caryophylliidae

Order
  
Scleractinia

Family
  
Caryophylliidae

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

Caryophyllia MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Devonshire cup coral

Similar
  
Caryophyllia smithii, Scleractinia, Caryophylliidae, Balanophyllia, Anthozoa

Caryophyllia is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to 2,670 metres (8,760 ft).

Caryophyllia MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Devonshire cup coral

Subgenera

The genus has two subgenera and the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:-

Unallocated species in the genus include:

  • †Caryophyllia viola Duncan, 1864
  • Caryophyllia arcuata (species inquirenda)
  • Caryophyllia compressa Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 (nomen nudum)

    • Caryophyllia Caryophyllia sp

    Caryophyllia European Marine Life Photo of Caryophyllia inornata Southern cup

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    References

    Caryophyllia Wikipedia
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