Dendrophylliidae
Sign in to saveDendrophylliidae is a family of stony corals. Most (but not all) members are azooxanthellate and thus have to capture food with their tentacles instead of relying on photosynthesis to produce their food. The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family:
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cup corals
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumCnidaria
- ClassAnthozoa
- OrderScleractinia
- FamilyDendrophylliidae
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Dendrophylliidae is a family of stony corals. Most (but not all) members are azooxanthellate and thus have to capture food with their tentacles instead of relying on photosynthesis to produce their food. The World Register of Marine Species includes these genera in the family: Astroides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Balanophyllia Wood, 1844 Balanopsammia Ocana & Brito, 2013 Bathypsammia Marenzeller, 1907 Cladopsammia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897 Dendrophyllia de Blainville, 1830 Dichopsammia Song, 1994 Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936 Eguchipsammia Cairns, 1994 Enallopsammia Sismonda, 1871 Endopachys Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Endopsammia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Heteropsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Lobopsammia† Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Notophyllia Dennant, 1899 Pourtalopsammia Cairns, 2001 Rhizopsammia Verrill, 1869 Thecopsammia Pourtalès, 1868 Trochopsammia Pourtalès, 1878 Tubastraea Lesson, 1829 Turbinaria Oken, 1815
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