Caryophylliidae

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Caryophylliidae
Polycyathus muellerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Suborder: Caryophylliina
Family: Caryophylliidae
Dana, 1846
Synonyms
  • Caryophylliinae Dana, 1846

The Caryophylliidae are a

stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.[1]

Genera

Cladocora caespitosa
Heterocyathus aequicostatus

Literature

  • S. A. Fossa and A. J. Nilsen: Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 4, Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim,

References

  1. ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2018). "Caryophylliidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. S2CID 22233075
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