316 Species in Family Caryophylliidae
Nominal species list for Caryophylliidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Anomocora carinata Cairns, 1991
Anomocora fecunda (Pourtalès, 1871)
Anomocora gigas (van der Horst, 1931)
Anomocora irregularis (Cairns, 1995)
Anomocora marchadi (Chevalier, 1966)
Anomocora prolifera (Pourtalès, 1871)
Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980
Aulocyathus juvenescens von Marenzeller, 1904
Aulocyathus matricidus (Kent, 1871)
Aulocyathus recidivus (Dennant, 1906)
Bathycyathus chilensis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Bourneotrochus stellulatus (Cairns, 1984)
Caryophyllia abrupta Cairns, 1999
Caryophyllia abyssorum Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia alaskensis Vaughan, 1941 Tan cup coral
Caryophyllia alberti Zibrowius, 1980
Caryophyllia ambrosia Alcock, 1898 Horn stony coral
Caryophyllia antarctica von Marenzeller, 1904
Caryophyllia antillarum Pourtalès, 1874
Caryophyllia arnoldi Vaughan, 1900 Arnold's stony coral
Caryophyllia aspera Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia atlantica (Duncan, 1873)
Caryophyllia balaenacea Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
Caryophyllia barbadensis Cairns, 1979
Caryophyllia berteriana Duchassaing, 1850
Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia capensis Gardiner, 1904
Caryophyllia cincticulatus (Alcock, 1898)
Caryophyllia communis (Sequenza, 1863)
Caryophyllia compressa Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Caryophyllia concreta Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia cornulum Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia corrugata Cairns, 1979
Caryophyllia crosnieri Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia crypta Cairns, 2000
Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Caryophyllia decamera Cairns, 1998
Caryophyllia dentata (Moseley, 1880)
Caryophyllia diomedeae von Marenzeller, 1904
Caryophyllia eltaninae Cairns, 1982
Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891
Caryophyllia foresti Zibrowius, 1980
Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Caryophyllia grayi (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907
Caryophyllia horologium Cairns, 1977
Caryophyllia huinayensis Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Huinay cup coral
Caryophyllia inornata (Duncan, 1878)
Caryophyllia japonica von Marenzeller, 1888 Stony coral
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis Eguchi, 1968
Caryophyllia karubarica Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia laevigata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia lamellifera Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia mabahithi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Caryophyllia marmorea Cairns, 1984
Caryophyllia oblonga Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia octonaria Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia octopali Vaughan, 1907
Caryophyllia paradoxus Alcock, 1898
Caryophyllia paucipalata Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia pauciseptata Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Caryophyllia perculta Cairns, 1991
Caryophyllia planilamellata Dennant, 1906
Caryophyllia polygona Pourtalès, 1878
Caryophyllia profunda Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902
Caryophyllia quangdongensis Zou, 1984
Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995
Caryophyllia rugosa Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia sarsiae Zibrowius, 1974
Caryophyllia scobinosa Alcock, 1902
Caryophyllia secta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia seguenzae Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 Devonshire cup coral
Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991
Caryophyllia spinicarens (Moseley, 1881)
Caryophyllia spinigera (Saville-Kent, 1871)
Caryophyllia squiresi Cairns, 1982
Caryophyllia stellula Cairns, 1998
Caryophyllia tangaroae Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia transversalis Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia unicristata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia valdiviae Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
Caryophyllia versicolorata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis Zou, 1984
Caryophyllia zopyros Cairns, 1979
Ceratotrochus franciscana Durham & Barnard, 1952
Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907
Ceratotrochus magnaghii Cecchini, 1914
Coenocyathus anthophyllites Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Coenocyathus bowersi Vaughan, 1906 Colonial cup coral
Coenocyathus brooki Cairns, 1995
Coenocyathus caribbeana Cairns, 2000
Coenocyathus cylindricus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Coenocyathus goreaui Wells, 1972
Coenocyathus humanni Cairns, 2000 Ornate cup coral
Coenocyathus nanus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Coenocyathus parvulus (Cairns, 1979)
Coenocyathus sebroecki Kitahara, Capel & Migotto, 2020
Coenosmilia arbuscula Pourtalès, 1874
Coenosmilia inordinata Cairns, 1984
Colangia immersa Pourtalès, 1871 Lesser speckled cup coral
Colangia jamaicaensis Cairns, 2000
Colangia moseleyi (Faustino, 1927)
Colangia multipalifera Cairns, 2000
Concentrotheca laevigata (Pourtalès, 1871)
Concentrotheca vaughani Cairns, 1991
Confluphyllia juncta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Conotrochus asymmetros Cairns, 1999
Conotrochus brunneus (Moseley, 1881)
Conotrochus funicolumna (Alcock, 1902)
Crispatotrochus cornu (Moseley, 1881)
Crispatotrochus curvatus Cairns, 1995
Crispatotrochus foxi (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Crispatotrochus galapagensis Cairns, 1991
Crispatotrochus gregarius Cairns, 2004
Crispatotrochus inornatus Tenison Woods, 1878
Crispatotrochus irregularis (Cairns, 1982)
Crispatotrochus niinoi (Yabe & Eguchi, 1942)
Crispatotrochus rubescens (Moseley, 1881)
Crispatotrochus rugosus Cairns, 1995
Crispatotrochus septumdentatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2008
Crispatotrochus squiresi (Cairns, 1979)
Crispatotrochus woodsi (Wells, 1964)
Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Dactylotrochus cervicornis (Moseley, 1881)
Deltocyathus moseleyi Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus murrayi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Deltocyathus ornatus Gardiner, 1899
Deltocyathus parvulus Keller, 1982
Deltocyathus philippinensis Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Deltocyathus pourtalesi Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus rotulus (Alcock, 1898)
Deltocyathus sarsi (Gardiner & Waugh, 1938)
Deltocyathus stella Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Deltocyathus suluensis Alcock, 1902
Deltocyathus taiwanicus Hu, 1987
Deltocyathus varians Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Deltocyathus vaughani Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Dasmosmilia lymani (Pourtalès, 1871) Splitting cup coral
Dasmosmilia valida (von Marenzeller, 1907)
Dasmosmilia variegata (Pourtalès, 1871)
Deltocyathus agassizi Pourtalès, 1867
Deltocyathus andamanicus Alcock, 1898
Deltocyathus calcar Pourtalès, 1874 Deep-sea star coral
Deltocyathus cameratus Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus corrugatus Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus crassiseptum Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus halianthus (Lindström, 1877)
Deltocyathus heteroclitus Wells, 1984
Deltocyathus inusitiatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2009
Deltocyathus italicus (Michelotti, 1838)
Deltocyathus magnificus Moseley, 1876
Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) Cockscomb cup coral
Desmophyllum hourigani Cairns, 2021
Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758) Spider hazards
Desmophyllum striatum Cairns, 1979
Ericiocyathus echinatus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Goniocorella dumosa (Alcock, 1902) Bushy hard coral
Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Striped bum coral
Heterocyathus alternatus Verrill, 1865
Heterocyathus antoniae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009
Heterocyathus hemisphaericus Gray, 1849
Heterocyathus japonicus (Verrill, 1866)
Heterocyathus monileseptatum Filander & Kitahara, 2021
Heterocyathus sulcatus (Verrill, 1866)
Hoplangia durotrix Gosse, 1860 Carpet coral
Labyrinthocyathus delicatus (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Labyrinthocyathus facetus Cairns, 1979
Labyrinthocyathus langae Cairns, 1979
Labyrinthocyathus limatulus (Squires, 1964)
Labyrinthocyathus quaylei (Durham, 1947)
Lochmaeotrochus gardineri Cairns, 1999
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus Alcock, 1902
Monohedotrochus capitolii Kitahara & Cairns, 2005
Monohedotrochus circularis (Cairns, 1998)
Monohedotrochus epithecatus (Cairns, 1999)
Nomlandia californica Durham & Barnard, 1952
Oxysmilia corrugata Cairns, 1999
Oxysmilia rotundifolia (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
Paraconotrochus antarcticus (Gardiner, 1929)
Paraconotrochus capense (Gardiner, 1904)
Paraconotrochus zeidleri Cairns & Parker, 1992
Paracyathus andersoni Duncan, 1889
Paracyathus arcuatus Lindström, 1877
Paracyathus cavatus Alcock, 1893
Paracyathus conceptus Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Paracyathus coronatus Duncan, 1876
Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004
Paracyathus durhami Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus ebonensis Verrill, 1866
Paracyathus fulvus Alcock, 1893
Paracyathus humilis Verrill, 1870
Paracyathus indicus Duncan, 1889
Paracyathus lifuensis Gardiner, 1899
Paracyathus milleri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus molokensis Vaughan, 1907
Paracyathus montereyensis Durham, 1947
Paracyathus parvulus Gardiner, 1899
Paracyathus persicus Duncan, 1876
Paracyathus peysonneli Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus porcellanus Verrill, 1866
Paracyathus profundus Duncan, 1889
Paracyathus pruinosus Alcock, 1902
Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842) Papillose cup coral
Paracyathus rotundatus Semper, 1872
Paracyathus stearnsii Verrill, 1869 Brown cup coral
Paracyathus stokesii Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Paracyathus vittatus Dennant, 1906
Phacelocyathus flos (Pourtalès, 1878) Two-tone cup coral
Phyllangia americana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 Hidden cup coral
Phyllangia consagensis (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Phyllangia dispersa Verrill, 1864
Phyllangia echinosepes Ogawa, Takahashi & Sakai, 1997
Phyllangia granulata Koch, 1886
Phyllangia hayamaensis (Eguchi, 1968)
Phyllangia mouchezii (Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897)
Phyllangia papuensis Studer, 1878
Phyllangia pequegnatae Cairns, 2000
Polycyathus andamanensis Alcock, 1893
Polycyathus atlanticus Duncan, 1876
Polycyathus crosnieri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Polycyathus difficilis Duncan, 1889
Polycyathus fulvus Wijsman-Best, 1970
Polycyathus furanaensis Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus fuscomarginatus (Klunzinger, 1879)
Polycyathus hodgsoni Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus hondaensis (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Polycyathus isabela Wells, 1982
Polycyathus marigondoni Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus mayae Cairns, 2000
Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959)
Polycyathus norfolkensis Cairns, 1995
Polycyathus octuplus Cairns, 1999
Polycyathus palifera (Verrill, 1870)
Polycyathus persicus (Duncan, 1876)
Polycyathus senegalensis Chevalier, 1966
Polycyathus verrilli Duncan, 1889
Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Pourtalosmilia conferta Cairns, 1978
Premocyathus cornuformis (Pourtalès, 1868) Lesser horn coral
Premocyathus dentiformis (Alcock, 1902)
Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978
Rhizosmilia maculata (Pourtalès, 1874) Speckled cup coral
Rhizosmilia multipalifera Cairns, 1998
Rhizosmilia robusta Cairns, 1993
Rhizosmilia sagamiensis (Eguchi, 1968)
Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873 Deepwater branching coral
Stephanocyathus campaniformis (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Stephanocyathus coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867)
Stephanocyathus crassus (Jourdan, 1895)
Stephanocyathus diadema (Moseley, 1876)
Stephanocyathus explanans (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Stephanocyathus imperialis Cairns, 2004
Stephanocyathus isabellae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009
Stephanocyathus laevifundus Cairns, 1977
Stephanocyathus moseleyanus (Sclater, 1886)
Stephanocyathus nobilis (Moseley, 1873)
Stephanocyathus paliferus Cairns, 1977
Stephanocyathus platypus (Moseley, 1876)
Stephanocyathus regius Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Stephanocyathus spiniger (von Marenzeller, 1888)
Sympodangia albatrossi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Tethocyathus coactilis Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Tethocyathus cylindraceus (Pourtalès, 1868)
Tethocyathus endesa Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Endesa saucer coral
Tethocyathus irrugatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Tethocyathus minor (Gardiner, 1899) Tiny cup coral
Tethocyathus prahli Lattig & Cairns, 2000
Tethocyathus recurvatus (Pourtalès, 1878)
Tethocyathus variabilis Cairns, 1979
Tethocyathus virgatus (Alcock, 1902)
Thalamophyllia gasti (Döderlein, 1913)
Thalamophyllia gombergi Cairns, 1979
Thalamophyllia riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Baroque cave coral
Thalamophyllia senaria Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Thalamophyllia tenuescens (Gardiner, 1899)
Trochocyathus aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984
Trochocyathus apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus brevispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus burchae (Cairns, 1984)
Trochocyathus caryophylloides Alcock, 1902
Trochocyathus cepulla Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus circularis Cairns, 2021
Trochocyathus cooperi (Gardiner, 1905)
Trochocyathus decamera Cairns, 1994
Trochocyathus discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus efateensis Cairns, 1999
Trochocyathus fasciatus Cairns, 1979
Trochocyathus fossulus Cairns, 1979
Trochocyathus gardineri (Vaughan, 1907)
Trochocyathus gordoni Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus hastatus Bourne, 1903
Trochocyathus japonicus Eguchi, 1968
Trochocyathus laboreli Cairns, 2000
Trochocyathus longispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus maculatus Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus mauiensis (Vaughan, 1907)
Trochocyathus mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980
Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907
Trochocyathus patelliformis Cairns, 1999
Trochocyathus philippinensis Semper, 1872
Trochocyathus porphyreus (Alcock, 1893)
Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
Trochocyathus semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
Trochocyathus vasiformis Bourne, 1903
Trochocyathus wellsi Cairns, 2004
Vaughanella concinna Gravier, 1915
Vaughanella hexagona Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Vaughanella margaritata (Jourdan, 1895) Jewel stony coral
Vaughanella multipalifera Cairns, 1995
Vaughanella oreophila Keller, 1981
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