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Caryophyllia

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Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Caryophyllia
Lamarck, 1801
Species[1]

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Synonyms
  • Anthophyllum Schweigger, 1819
  • Ceratocyathus Seguenza, 1863
  • Cyathina Ehrenberg, 1834

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).[1]

Subgenera

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The genus has two subgenera and the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:-[1]

Unallocated species in the genus include:

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Cairns, Stephen (2014). "Caryophyllia Lamarck, 1801". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-12-29.