
Caryophylliidae
The Caryophylliidae are a family of stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.
30 branches of this family, most-observed first

Caryophyllia
genusCaryophyllia

Blackened cup corals
genusParacyathus

Polycyathus
genusPolycyathus

Phyllangia
genusPhyllangia

Coenocyathus
genusCoenocyathus

Hoplangia
genusHoplangia

Desmophyllum
genusDesmophyllum

Heterocyathus
genusHeterocyathus

Tethocyathus
genusTethocyathus

Ceratotrochus
genusCeratotrochus

Bathycyathus
genusBathycyathus

Stephanocyathus
genusStephanocyathus

Anomocora
genusAnomocora

Solenosmilia
genusSolenosmilia

Goniocorella
genusGoniocorella
Euafricana
genusEuafricana
Concentrotheca
genusConcentrotheca
Crispatotrochus
genusCrispatotrochus
Trochocyathus
genusTrochocyathus
Coenosmilia
genusCoenosmilia
Colangia
genusColangia
Phacelocyathus
genusPhacelocyathus

Rhizosmilia
genusRhizosmilia

Labyrinthocyathus
genusLabyrinthocyathus
Dasmosmilia
genusDasmosmilia
Vaughanella
genusVaughanella
Platycyathus
genusPlatycyathus
Frescocyathus
genusFrescocyathus
Annoticyathus
genusAnnoticyathus

Pourtalosmilia
genusPourtalosmilia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85661.