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Family: Dendrophylliidae (See list of species below)

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77 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Balanophyllia bairdiana []	No picture found Balanophyllia carinata []	No picture found Balanophyllia corniculans []
No picture found Balanophyllia cornu []	No picture found Balanophyllia crassiseptum []	No picture found Balanophyllia crassitheca []
No picture found Balanophyllia cumingii []	No picture found Balanophyllia dentata []	No picture found Balanophyllia desmophyllioides []
No picture found Balanophyllia dubia []	No picture found Balanophyllia elongata []	No picture found Balanophyllia gemma []
No picture found Balanophyllia generatrix []	No picture found Balanophyllia imperialis []	No picture found Balanophyllia iwayamaensis []
No picture found Balanophyllia laysanensis []	No picture found Balanophyllia parallela []	No picture found Balanophyllia parvula []
No picture found Balanophyllia profundicella []	No picture found Balanophyllia rediviva []	No picture found Balanophyllia serrata []
No picture found Balanophyllia stimpsonii []	No picture found Balanophyllia tenuis []	No picture found Balanophyllia yongei []
No picture found Cladopsammia echinata []	No picture found Cladopsammia gracilis []	No picture found Dendrophyllia aculeata []
No picture found Dendrophyllia alcocki []	Dendrophyllia arbuscula []	Dendrophyllia cornigera []
No picture found Dendrophyllia cribrosa []	No picture found Dendrophyllia florulenta []	No picture found Dendrophyllia incisa []
No picture found Dendrophyllia indica []	No picture found Dendrophyllia laboreli []	No picture found Dendrophyllia robusta []
No picture found Dendrophyllia velata []	Duncanopsammia axifuga []	Duncanopsammia peltata [Pagoda coral]
No picture found Eguchipsammia fistula []	No picture found Eguchipsammia gaditana []	No picture found Eguchipsammia wellsi []
No picture found Enallopsammia pusilla []	No picture found Endopachys bulbosa []	No picture found Endopachys grayi []
No picture found Endopsammia philippensis []	No picture found Endopsammia regularis []	Heteropsammia cochlea [Walking dendro]
No picture found Heteropsammia eupsammides []	No picture found Heteropsammia moretonensis []	No picture found Leptopsammia crassa []
No picture found Leptopsammia poculum []	No picture found Leptopsammia queenslandiae []	No picture found Leptopsammia stokesiana []
No picture found Notophyllia etheridgi []	No picture found Notophyllia hecki []	No picture found Notophyllia recta []
Rhizopsammia minuta []	No picture found Rhizopsammia nuda []	No picture found Rhizopsammia verrilli [Verrill's lump coral]
No picture found Tubastraea aurea [Pretty cave coral]	Tubastraea coccinea [Orange cup coral]	Tubastraea diaphana [Black cup coral]
Tubastraea faulkneri [Faulkner's coral]	Tubastraea micranthus [Black turret coral]	No picture found Tubastraea tagusensis [Ahermatypic corals]
Turbinaria bifrons []	Turbinaria conspicua []	No picture found Turbinaria crater []
Turbinaria frondens [Yellow cup coral]	Turbinaria heronensis [Spiny turbinaria coral]	Turbinaria irregularis []
Turbinaria mesenterina [Vase coral]	Turbinaria patula [Disc coral]	Turbinaria radicalis []
Turbinaria reniformis [Yellow scroll coral]	Turbinaria stellulata []

77 Species of Family Dendrophylliidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Balanophyllia bairdiana		Indo-West Pacific
Balanophyllia carinata		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia corniculans		Western Central Pacific.
Balanophyllia cornu		Indo-Pacific and Northeas
Balanophyllia crassiseptum		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia crassitheca		Western Pacific.
Balanophyllia cumingii		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia dentata		Indo-West Pacific
Balanophyllia desmophyllioides		Pacific Ocean.
Balanophyllia dubia		Western Central Pacific.
Balanophyllia elongata		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia gemma		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia generatrix		Western Central Pacific.
Balanophyllia imperialis		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia iwayamaensis		Western Central Pacific.
Balanophyllia laysanensis		Central Pacific
Balanophyllia parallela		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia parvula		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia profundicella		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia rediviva		Western Central Pacific.
Balanophyllia serrata		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia stimpsonii		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia tenuis		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia yongei		Western Central Pacific
Cladopsammia echinata		Pacific Ocean.
Cladopsammia gracilis		Indo-Pacific.
Dendrophyllia aculeata		Western Central Pacific
Dendrophyllia alcocki		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia arbuscula		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia cornigera		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Dendrophyllia cribrosa		Western Pacific
Dendrophyllia florulenta		Western Pacific
Dendrophyllia incisa		Western Central Pacific
Dendrophyllia indica		Indo-West Pacific
Dendrophyllia laboreli		Western Central Pacific a
Dendrophyllia robusta		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia velata		Western Central Pacific
Duncanopsammia axifuga		Western Central Pacific
Duncanopsammia peltata	Pagoda coral	Indo-Pacific.
Eguchipsammia fistula		Indo-Pacific.
Eguchipsammia gaditana		Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Eguchipsammia wellsi		Western Pacific
Enallopsammia pusilla		Western Central Pacific
Endopachys bulbosa		Indo-West Pacific
Endopachys grayi		Indo-Pacific.
Endopsammia philippensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Endopsammia regularis		Western Central Pacific
Heteropsammia cochlea	Walking dendro	Indo-West Pacific.
Heteropsammia eupsammides		Indo-West Pacific
Heteropsammia moretonensis		Western Central Pacific
Leptopsammia crassa		Western Central Pacific
Leptopsammia poculum		Western Central Pacific
Leptopsammia queenslandiae		Western Central Pacific
Leptopsammia stokesiana		Western Central Pacific.
Notophyllia etheridgi		Indo-West Pacific.
Notophyllia hecki		Western Central Pacific
Notophyllia recta		Indo-West Pacific
Rhizopsammia minuta		Western Pacific.
Rhizopsammia nuda		Indo-West Pacific.
Rhizopsammia verrilli	Verrill's lump coral	Pacific Ocean.
Tubastraea aurea	Pretty cave coral	Indo-West Pacific
Tubastraea coccinea	Orange cup coral	Western Atlantic and Indo
Tubastraea diaphana	Black cup coral	Pacific Ocean.
Tubastraea faulkneri	Faulkner's coral	Pacific Ocean.
Tubastraea micranthus	Black turret coral	Western Pacific. Tropica
Tubastraea tagusensis	Ahermatypic corals	Indo-Pacific and Southwes
Turbinaria bifrons		Western Central Pacific
Turbinaria conspicua		Western Central Pacific
Turbinaria crater		Western Pacific.
Turbinaria frondens	Yellow cup coral	Western Pacific.
Turbinaria heronensis	Spiny turbinaria coral	Western Central Pacific
Turbinaria irregularis		Western Central Pacific.
Turbinaria mesenterina	Vase coral	Indo-Pacific.
Turbinaria patula	Disc coral	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Turbinaria radicalis		Western Pacific.
Turbinaria reniformis	Yellow scroll coral	Indo-West Pacific.
Turbinaria stellulata		Western Central Pacific.

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