Family of stony corals
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 Heterocyathus aequicostatus Africana Ocana & Brito, 2015 Anomocora Studer, 1878 Asterosmilia † Duncan, 1867 Aulocyathus Marenzeller, 1904 Bathycyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Bourneotrochus Wells, 1984 Brachytrochus Reuss, 1864 Caryophyllia Lamarck, 1801 Ceratotrochus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Coelosimilia [ 2] Coenocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Coenosmilia Pourtalès , 1874Colangia Pourtalès , 1871Concentrotheca Cairns, 1979 Confluphyllia Zibrowius & Cairns, 1997 Conotrochus Sequenza, 1864 Crispatotrochus Woods, 1878 Dasmosmilia Pourtalès , 1880Dendrosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Desmophyllum Ehrenberg, 1834 Discocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Ericiocyathus Zibrowius & Cairns, 1997 Fimbriaphyllia Veron & Pichon, 1980 Goniocorella Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 Heterocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Hoplangia Gosse, 1860 Labyrinthocyathus Cairns, 1979 Leptocyathus Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 Lochmaeotrochus Alcock, 1902 Lophosmilia Monohedotrochus Kitahara & Cairns, 2005 Nomlandia Durham & Barnard, 1952 Oxysmilia Duchassaing, 1870 Paraconotrochus Cairns & Parker, 1992 Paracyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Parasmilia 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 Thecocyathus Milne Edwarsd & Haime, 1848 Trochocyathus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Trochosmilia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Vaughanella Gravier, 1915
Literature
S. A. Fossa and A. J. Nilsen: Coral Reef Aquarium , Volume 4, Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, ISBN 3-928819-05-4
References
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