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Caryophylliidae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Caryophylliidae

Higher classification
  
Caryophylliina

Order
  
Scleractinia

Suborder
  
Caryophylliina

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Rank
  
Family


Lower classifications
  
Euphyllia, Caryophyllia, Elegance coral, Cladocora, Desmophyllum dianthus

The Caryophylliidae are a family of stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.

Contents

Genera

  • Anomocora Studer, 1878
  • Asterosmilia Duncan, 1867
  • Aulocyathus Marenzeller, 1904
  • Bathycyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Bourneotrochus Wells, 1984
  • Caryophyllia Lamarck, 1801
  • Catalaphyllia Wells, 1971
  • Ceratotrochus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Cladocora Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Coenocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Coenosmilia Pourtalès, 1874
  • Colangia Pourtalès, 1871
  • Concentrotheca Cairns, 1979
  • Confluphyllia Zibrowius & Cairns, 1997
  • Conotrochus Sequenza, 1864
  • Crispatotrochus Woods, 1878
  • Dasmosmilia Pourtalès, 1880
  • Deltocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Desmophyllum Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Ericiocyathus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1997
  • Euphyllia Dana, 1846
  • Goniocorella Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
  • Heterocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Hoplangia Gosse, 1860
  • Labyrinthocyathus Cairns, 1979
  • Lochmaeotrochus Alcock, 1902
  • Lophelia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849
  • Nomlandia Durham & Barnard, 1952
  • Oxysmilia Duchassaing, 1870
  • Paraconotrochus Cairns & Parker, 1992
  • Paracyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Phacelocyathus Cairns, 1979
  • Phyllangia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Polycyathus Duncan, 1876
  • Pourtalosmilia Duncan, 1884
  • Premocyathus Yabe & Eguchi, 1942
  • Rhizosmilia Cairns, 1978
  • Solenosmilia Duncan, 1873
  • Stephanocyathus Sequenza, 1864
  • Sympodangia Zibrowius & Cairns, 1997
  • Tethocyathus Kuhn, 1933
  • Thalamophyllia Duchassaing, 1870
  • Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Vaughanella Gravier, 1915

    • Literature

  • S.A. Fossa & A.J. Nilsen: Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 4, Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, ISBN 3-928819-05-4

    • References

    Caryophylliidae Wikipedia
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