Dendrophylliidae
| Dendrophylliidae | |
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| Balanophyllia bonaespei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Suborder: | Dendrophylliina |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 |
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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:[1]
- Astroides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827
- Balanophyllia Wood, 1844
- Balanopsammia Ocana & Brito, 2013
- Marenzeller, 1907
- Cladopsammia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
- Dendrophyllia de Blainville, 1830
- Song, 1994
- Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936
- Eguchipsammia Cairns, 1994
- Enallopsammia Sismonda, 1871
- Endopachys Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Heteropsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
- † Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
- Dennant, 1899
- Cairns, 2001
- Verrill, 1869
- Pourtalès, 1868
- Pourtalès, 1878
- Tubastraea Lesson, 1829
- Turbinaria Oken, 1815
References[]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
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