Caryophylliidae
| Caryophylliidae | |
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| Polycyathus muellerae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Suborder: | Caryophylliina |
| Family: | Caryophylliidae Dana, 1846 |
The Caryophylliidae are a family of stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.[1]
Genera
Cladocora caespitosa
- 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
- Dactylotrochus Wells, 1954
- 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
- ↑ http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135073 accessed 15 August 2012
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