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Cladopsammia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

Family
  
Dendrophylliidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

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Scleractinia, Rhizopsammia, Dendrophylliidae, Balanophyllia, Eguchipsammia

Cladopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about 470 metres (1,540 ft). They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates as do many species of coral.

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):

  • Cladopsammia echinata Cairns, 1984
  • Cladopsammia eguchii (Wells, 1982)
  • Cladopsammia gracilis (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
  • Cladopsammia manuelensis (Chevalier, 1966)
  • Cladopsammia rolandi Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
  • Cladopsammia willeyi (Gardiner, 1899)

    • References

    Cladopsammia Wikipedia
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