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Family: Caryophylliidae cup corals



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Anomocora carinata
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Anomocora fecunda
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Anomocora gigas
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Anomocora irregularis
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Anomocora marchadi
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Anomocora prolifera
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Aulocyathus atlanticus
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Aulocyathus juvenescens
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Aulocyathus matricidus
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Aulocyathus recidivus
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Bathycyathus chilensis
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Bourneotrochus stellulatus
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Caryophyllia abrupta
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Caryophyllia abyssorum
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Caryophyllia alaskensis
[Tan cup coral]
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Caryophyllia alberti
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Caryophyllia ambrosia
[Horn stony coral]

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Southeast Pacific, Southw

Caryophyllia antarctica von Marenzeller, 1904

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Caryophyllia antarctica
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Caryophyllia antillarum
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Caryophyllia arnoldi
[Arnold's stony coral]
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Caryophyllia aspera
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Caryophyllia atlantica
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Caryophyllia balaenacea
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Caryophyllia barbadensis
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Caryophyllia berteriana
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Caryophyllia calveri
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Caryophyllia capensis
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Caryophyllia cincticulatus
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Max. Length 3 cm H
 
Caryophyllia communis
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Caryophyllia compressa
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Caryophyllia concreta
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Caryophyllia cornulum
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Caryophyllia corrugata
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Caryophyllia crosnieri
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Caryophyllia crypta
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Caryophyllia cyathus
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Caryophyllia decamera
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Caryophyllia dentata
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Caryophyllia diomedeae
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Caryophyllia eltaninae
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Caryophyllia ephyala
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Caryophyllia foresti
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Caryophyllia grandis
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Caryophyllia grayi
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Caryophyllia hawaiiensis
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Caryophyllia horologium
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Caryophyllia huinayensis
[Huinay cup coral]

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Eastern Atlantic and the

Caryophyllia inornata (Duncan, 1878)

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Caryophyllia inornata
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Caryophyllia japonica
[Stony coral]
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Caryophyllia jogashimaensis
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Caryophyllia karubarica
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Caryophyllia laevigata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm H
 
Caryophyllia lamellifera
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Caryophyllia mabahithi
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Caryophyllia marmorea
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Caryophyllia oblonga
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Caryophyllia octonaria
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Caryophyllia octopali
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Caryophyllia paradoxus
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Caryophyllia paucipalata
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Caryophyllia pauciseptata
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Caryophyllia perculta
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Caryophyllia planilamellata
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Caryophyllia polygona
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Caryophyllia profunda
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Caryophyllia quadragenaria
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Caryophyllia quangdongensis
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Caryophyllia ralphae
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Caryophyllia rugosa
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Caryophyllia sarsiae
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Caryophyllia scobinosa
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Caryophyllia secta
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Caryophyllia seguenzae
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Atlantic Ocean, the Medit

Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828

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Caryophyllia smithii
[Devonshire cup coral]
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Caryophyllia solida
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Caryophyllia spinicarens
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Caryophyllia spinigera
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Caryophyllia squiresi
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Caryophyllia stellula
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Caryophyllia tangaroae
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Caryophyllia transversalis
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Caryophyllia unicristata
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Caryophyllia valdiviae
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Caryophyllia versicolorata
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Caryophyllia zanzibarensis
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Caryophyllia zopyros
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Ceratotrochus franciscana
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Ceratotrochus laxus
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Ceratotrochus magnaghii
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Coenocyathus anthophyllites
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Max. Length 7.5 cm H
 
Coenocyathus bowersi
[Colonial cup coral]
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Coenocyathus brooki
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Coenocyathus caribbeana
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Coenocyathus cylindricus
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Coenocyathus goreaui
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Coenocyathus humanni
[Ornate cup coral]
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Coenocyathus nanus
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Coenocyathus parvulus
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Coenocyathus sebroecki
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Coenosmilia arbuscula
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Coenosmilia inordinata
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Colangia immersa
[Lesser speckled cup coral]
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Colangia jamaicaensis
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Colangia moseleyi
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Colangia multipalifera
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Concentrotheca laevigata
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Concentrotheca vaughani
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Confluphyllia juncta
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Conotrochus asymmetros
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Conotrochus brunneus
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Conotrochus funicolumna
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Crispatotrochus cornu
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Crispatotrochus curvatus
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Crispatotrochus foxi
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Crispatotrochus galapagensis
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Crispatotrochus gregarius
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Crispatotrochus inornatus
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Crispatotrochus irregularis
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Crispatotrochus niinoi
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Crispatotrochus rubescens
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Crispatotrochus rugosus
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Crispatotrochus septumdentatus
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Crispatotrochus squiresi
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Crispatotrochus woodsi
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Ctenactis crassa
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Dactylotrochus cervicornis
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Dasmosmilia lymani
[Splitting cup coral]
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Dasmosmilia valida
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Dasmosmilia variegata
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Deltocyathus agassizi
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Deltocyathus andamanicus
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Deltocyathus calcar
[Deep-sea star coral]
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Deltocyathus cameratus
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Deltocyathus corrugatus
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Deltocyathus crassiseptum
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Deltocyathus eccentricus
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Deltocyathus halianthus
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Deltocyathus heteroclitus
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Deltocyathus inusitiatus
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Deltocyathus italicus
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Deltocyathus magnificus
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Deltocyathus moseleyi
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Deltocyathus murrayi
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Deltocyathus ornatus
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Deltocyathus parvulus
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Deltocyathus philippinensis
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Deltocyathus pourtalesi
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Deltocyathus rotulus
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Deltocyathus sarsi
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Deltocyathus stella
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Deltocyathus suluensis
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Deltocyathus taiwanicus
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Deltocyathus varians
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Deltocyathus vaughani
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Cosmopolitan. Tropical t

Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794)

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Desmophyllum dianthus
[Cockscomb cup coral]
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Desmophyllum hourigani
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Cosmopolitan.

Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Desmophyllum pertusum
[Spider hazards]
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Desmophyllum striatum
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Ericiocyathus echinatus
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Goniocorella dumosa
[Bushy hard coral]

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Indo-Pacific.

Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

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Heterocyathus aequicostatus
[Striped bum coral]
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Heterocyathus alternatus
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Heterocyathus antoniae
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Heterocyathus hemisphaericus
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Heterocyathus japonicus
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Heterocyathus monileseptatum
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Heterocyathus sulcatus
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Hoplangia durotrix
[Carpet coral]
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Labyrinthocyathus delicatus
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Labyrinthocyathus facetus
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Labyrinthocyathus langae
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Labyrinthocyathus limatulus
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Labyrinthocyathus quaylei
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Lochmaeotrochus gardineri
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Lochmaeotrochus oculeus
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Monohedotrochus capitolii
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Monohedotrochus circularis
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Monohedotrochus epithecatus
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Nomlandia californica
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Oxysmilia corrugata
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Oxysmilia rotundifolia
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Southern Ocean.

Paraconotrochus antarcticus (Gardiner, 1929)

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Paraconotrochus antarcticus
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Paraconotrochus capense
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Paraconotrochus zeidleri
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Paracyathus andersoni
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Paracyathus arcuatus
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Paracyathus cavatus
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Paracyathus conceptus
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Paracyathus coronatus
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Paracyathus darwinensis
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Paracyathus durhami
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Paracyathus ebonensis
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Paracyathus fulvus
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Paracyathus humilis
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Paracyathus indicus
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Paracyathus lifuensis
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Paracyathus milleri
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Paracyathus molokensis
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Paracyathus montereyensis
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Paracyathus parvulus
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Paracyathus persicus
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Paracyathus peysonneli
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Paracyathus porcellanus
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Paracyathus profundus
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Paracyathus pruinosus
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Paracyathus pulchellus
[Papillose cup coral]
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Paracyathus rotundatus
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Max. Length 3.8 cm WD
 
Paracyathus stearnsii
[Brown cup coral]
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Paracyathus stokesii
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Paracyathus vittatus
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Phacelocyathus flos
[Two-tone cup coral]
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Phyllangia americana
[Hidden cup coral]
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Phyllangia consagensis
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Phyllangia dispersa
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Phyllangia echinosepes
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Phyllangia granulata
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Phyllangia hayamaensis
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Phyllangia mouchezii
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Phyllangia papuensis
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Phyllangia pequegnatae
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Polycyathus andamanensis
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Polycyathus atlanticus
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Polycyathus crosnieri
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Polycyathus difficilis
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Polycyathus fulvus
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Polycyathus furanaensis
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Polycyathus fuscomarginatus
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Polycyathus hodgsoni
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Polycyathus hondaensis
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Polycyathus isabela
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Polycyathus marigondoni
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Polycyathus mayae
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Polycyathus muellerae
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Polycyathus norfolkensis
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Polycyathus octuplus
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Polycyathus palifera
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Polycyathus persicus
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Polycyathus senegalensis
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Polycyathus verrilli
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Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites
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Pourtalosmilia conferta
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Premocyathus cornuformis
[Lesser horn coral]
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Premocyathus dentiformis
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Rhizosmilia elata
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Rhizosmilia gerdae
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Rhizosmilia maculata
[Speckled cup coral]
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Rhizosmilia multipalifera
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Rhizosmilia robusta
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Rhizosmilia sagamiensis
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Solenosmilia variabilis
[Deepwater branching coral]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Anomocora carinata Eastern Central Pacific 1991
Anomocora fecunda Atlantic and Pacific ocea 1871
Anomocora gigas Western Indian Ocean and 1931
Anomocora irregularis Western Indian Ocean and 1995
Anomocora marchadi Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P 1966
Anomocora prolifera Atlantic Ocean. Tropical 1871
Aulocyathus atlanticus Northwest Atlantic 1980
Aulocyathus juvenescens Indo-West Pacific 1904
Aulocyathus matricidus Northwest Pacific 1871
Aulocyathus recidivus Indo-West Pacific. 1906
Bathycyathus chilensis Southeast Pacific 1848
Bourneotrochus stellulatus Pacific Ocean. 1984
Caryophyllia abrupta Western Central Pacific 1999
Caryophyllia abyssorum Eastern Atlantic. 1873
Caryophyllia alaskensis Tan cup coral Northern Pacific. 1941
Caryophyllia alberti Northeast Atlantic. 1980
Caryophyllia ambrosia Horn stony coral Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1898
Caryophyllia antarctica Southeast Pacific, Southw 1904
Caryophyllia antillarum Western Atlantic. 1874
Caryophyllia arnoldi Arnold's stony coral Eastern Pacific 1900
Caryophyllia aspera Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia atlantica Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl 1873
Caryophyllia balaenacea To be filled. 1990
Caryophyllia barbadensis Western Atlantic. 1979
Caryophyllia berteriana Western Atlantic. 1850
Caryophyllia calveri Eastern Atlantic and the 1873
Caryophyllia capensis Southwest Atlantic 1904
Caryophyllia cincticulatus Western Indian Ocean 1898
Caryophyllia communis Atlantic Ocean. 3 H 1863
Caryophyllia compressa Western Pacific 1932
Caryophyllia concreta Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia cornulum Western Pacific 1997
Caryophyllia corrugata Western Central Atlantic 1979
Caryophyllia crosnieri Indo-West Pacific. 1997
Caryophyllia crypta Western Atlantic. 2000
Caryophyllia cyathus Antarctic, Eastern Atlant 1786
Caryophyllia decamera Eastern Indian Ocean 1998
Caryophyllia dentata Western Central Pacific 1880
Caryophyllia diomedeae Eastern Atlantic and Indo 1904
Caryophyllia eltaninae Southern Ocean. 1982
Caryophyllia ephyala Western Pacific 1891
Caryophyllia foresti To be filled. 1980
Caryophyllia grandis Indian Ocean. 1938
Caryophyllia grayi Indo-West Pacific. 1848
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis Indo-Pacific. 1907
Caryophyllia horologium Western Atlantic 1977
Caryophyllia huinayensis Huinay cup coral Southeast Pacific 2005
Caryophyllia inornata Eastern Atlantic and the 1878
Caryophyllia japonica Stony coral Northwest Pacific. 1888
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis Northwest Pacific 1968
Caryophyllia karubarica Eastern Indian Ocean and 1997
Caryophyllia laevigata Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia lamellifera Indo-Pacific. 1.2 H 1881
Caryophyllia mabahithi Western Indian Ocean 1938
Caryophyllia marmorea Central Pacific. 1984
Caryophyllia oblonga Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia octonaria Western Central Pacific 1997
Caryophyllia octopali Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Caryophyllia paradoxus Indian Ocean 1898
Caryophyllia paucipalata Western Central Atlantic 1881
Caryophyllia pauciseptata To be filled. 1932
Caryophyllia perculta Eastern Pacific Ocean 1991
Caryophyllia planilamellata Eastern Indian Ocean and 1906
Caryophyllia polygona Western Central Atlantic. 1878
Caryophyllia profunda Southeast Atlantic and In 1881
Caryophyllia quadragenaria Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Caryophyllia quangdongensis To be filled. 1984
Caryophyllia ralphae Southwest Pacific 1995
Caryophyllia rugosa Indo-Pacific. 1881
Caryophyllia sarsiae Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 1974
Caryophyllia scobinosa Southwest Atlantic and In 1902
Caryophyllia secta Western Central Pacific 1997
Caryophyllia seguenzae Northeast Atlantic 1873
Caryophyllia smithii Devonshire cup coral Atlantic Ocean, the Medit 1828
Caryophyllia solida Eastern Pacific 1991
Caryophyllia spinicarens Western Pacific 1881
Caryophyllia spinigera Western Pacific. 1871
Caryophyllia squiresi Southwest Atlantic 1982
Caryophyllia stellula Eastern Indian Ocean 1998
Caryophyllia tangaroae Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia transversalis Eastern Indian Ocean and 1881
Caryophyllia unicristata Eastern Indian Ocean and 1997
Caryophyllia valdiviae To be filled. 1990
Caryophyllia versicolorata Western Central Pacific 2010
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis Western Indian Ocean 1984
Caryophyllia zopyros Western Central Atlantic. 1979
Ceratotrochus franciscana Western Central Atlantic 1952
Ceratotrochus laxus Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Ceratotrochus magnaghii Northeast Atlantic and th 1914
Coenocyathus anthophyllites Eastern Atlantic and the 1848
Coenocyathus bowersi Colonial cup coral Eastern Pacific. 7.5 H 1906
Coenocyathus brooki Southwest Pacific 1995
Coenocyathus caribbeana Western Central Atlantic 2000
Coenocyathus cylindricus Eastern Atlantic and the 1848
Coenocyathus goreaui Western Central Atlantic 1972
Coenocyathus humanni Ornate cup coral Western Atlantic 2000
Coenocyathus nanus Western Atlantic 2021
Coenocyathus parvulus Western Atlantic. 1979
Coenocyathus sebroecki Western Atlantic. 2020
Coenosmilia arbuscula Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of M 1874
Coenosmilia inordinata Eastern Central Pacific 1984
Colangia immersa Lesser speckled cup coral Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Colangia jamaicaensis Western Central Atlantic 2000
Colangia moseleyi To be filled. 1927
Colangia multipalifera Western Central Atlantic 2000
Concentrotheca laevigata Western Atlantic Ocean. 1871
Concentrotheca vaughani Southeast Pacific 1991
Confluphyllia juncta Western Pacific 1997
Conotrochus asymmetros Western Central Pacific 1999
Conotrochus brunneus Indo-West Pacific. 1881
Conotrochus funicolumna Indo-Pacific. 1902
Crispatotrochus cornu Indo-West Pacific 1881
Crispatotrochus curvatus Southwest Pacific 1995
Crispatotrochus foxi Eastern Pacific 1952
Crispatotrochus galapagensis Southeast Pacific 1991
Crispatotrochus gregarius Western Central Pacific 2004
Crispatotrochus inornatus Eastern Indian Ocean and 1878
Crispatotrochus irregularis To be filled. 1982
Crispatotrochus niinoi Northwest Pacific 1942
Crispatotrochus rubescens Indo-Pacific. 1881
Crispatotrochus rugosus Indo-West Pacific. 1995
Crispatotrochus septumdentatus Western Central Pacific 2008
Crispatotrochus squiresi Eastern Central Pacific 1979
Crispatotrochus woodsi Western Central Pacific 1964
Ctenactis crassa Western Central Pacific. 1846
Dactylotrochus cervicornis Indo-West Pacific. 1881
Dasmosmilia lymani Splitting cup coral Atlantic and Western Paci 1871
Dasmosmilia valida To be filled. 1907
Dasmosmilia variegata Atlantic and Western Indi 1871
Deltocyathus agassizi Atlantic Ocean. 1867
Deltocyathus andamanicus Indo-Pacific. 1898
Deltocyathus calcar Deep-sea star coral Western Atlantic. 1874
Deltocyathus cameratus Western Central Pacific 1999
Deltocyathus corrugatus Southwest Pacific 1999
Deltocyathus crassiseptum Western Central Pacific 1999
Deltocyathus eccentricus Western Atlantic. 1979
Deltocyathus halianthus Southwest Atlantic 1877
Deltocyathus heteroclitus Western Central Pacific 1984
Deltocyathus inusitiatus Western Central Pacific 2009
Deltocyathus italicus Atlantic and Indo-West Pa 1838
Deltocyathus magnificus Indo-West Pacific. 1876
Deltocyathus moseleyi Atlantic Ocean. 1979
Deltocyathus murrayi To be filled. 1938
Deltocyathus ornatus Western Central Pacific 1899
Deltocyathus parvulus Southeast Pacific 1982
Deltocyathus philippinensis Western Central Pacific 1997
Deltocyathus pourtalesi Western Central Atlantic 1979
Deltocyathus rotulus Indo-West Pacific. 1898
Deltocyathus sarsi Indian Ocean 1938
Deltocyathus stella Western Central Pacific. 1997
Deltocyathus suluensis Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Deltocyathus taiwanicus Western Central Pacific 1987
Deltocyathus varians To be filled. 1938
Deltocyathus vaughani Western Pacific 1932
Desmophyllum dianthus Cockscomb cup coral Cosmopolitan. Tropical t 1794
Desmophyllum hourigani Cosmopolitan. Tropical t 2021
Desmophyllum pertusum Spider hazards Cosmopolitan. 1758
Desmophyllum striatum Western Central Atlantic. 1979
Ericiocyathus echinatus Western Central Pacific 1997
Goniocorella dumosa Bushy hard coral Indo-Pacific and Southern 1902
Heterocyathus aequicostatus Striped bum coral Indo-Pacific. 1848
Heterocyathus alternatus Indo-West Pacific. 1865
Heterocyathus antoniae Western Central Atlantic 2009
Heterocyathus hemisphaericus Eastern Indian Ocean 1849
Heterocyathus japonicus Western Pacific 1866
Heterocyathus monileseptatum Western Pacific 2021
Heterocyathus sulcatus Indo-West Pacific. 1866
Hoplangia durotrix Carpet coral Atlantic and the Mediterr 1860
Labyrinthocyathus delicatus Western Indian Ocean 1904
Labyrinthocyathus facetus Western Central Atlantic 1979
Labyrinthocyathus langae Western Central Atlantic. 1979
Labyrinthocyathus limatulus Western Pacific 1964
Labyrinthocyathus quaylei Eastern Pacific 1947
Lochmaeotrochus gardineri Western Central Pacific 1999
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Monohedotrochus capitolii Southwest Atlantic 2005
Monohedotrochus circularis Indo-West Pacific 1998
Monohedotrochus epithecatus Western Central Pacific 1999
Nomlandia californica Eastern Pacific 1952
Oxysmilia corrugata Western Central Pacific 1999
Oxysmilia rotundifolia Western Central Atlantic 1848
Paraconotrochus antarcticus Southern Ocean. 1929
Paraconotrochus capense Southeast Atlantic 1904
Paraconotrochus zeidleri Indo-West Pacific 1992
Paracyathus andersoni Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Paracyathus arcuatus Northeast Atlantic 1877
Paracyathus cavatus Western Indian Ocean 1893
Paracyathus conceptus Indo-West Pacific 1938
Paracyathus coronatus Western Indian Ocean 1876
Paracyathus darwinensis Western Central Pacific 2004
Paracyathus durhami Western Central Pacific 2021
Paracyathus ebonensis To be filled. 1866
Paracyathus fulvus Indian Ocean 1893
Paracyathus humilis Eastern Pacific. 1870
Paracyathus indicus Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Paracyathus lifuensis Indo-West Pacific 1899
Paracyathus milleri Indo-West Pacific 2021
Paracyathus molokensis Eastern Central Pacific 1907
Paracyathus montereyensis Eastern Pacific 1947
Paracyathus parvulus Indo-West Pacific. 1899
Paracyathus persicus Western Indian Ocean 1876
Paracyathus peysonneli Western Indian Ocean 2021
Paracyathus porcellanus To be filled. 1866
Paracyathus profundus Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Paracyathus pruinosus Indo-West Pacific 1902
Paracyathus pulchellus Papillose cup coral Atlantic, Mediterranean S 1842
Paracyathus rotundatus Indo-West Pacific. 1872
Paracyathus stearnsii Brown cup coral Eastern Pacific 3.8 WD 1869
Paracyathus stokesii Indo-West Pacific. 1848
Paracyathus vittatus Eastern Indian Ocean 1906
Phacelocyathus flos Two-tone cup coral Western Atlantic 1878
Phyllangia americana Hidden cup coral Western Central Atlantic 1849
Phyllangia consagensis Eastern Pacific. 1952
Phyllangia dispersa Western Atlantic 1864
Phyllangia echinosepes Northwest Pacific 1997
Phyllangia granulata Eastern Central Atlantic 1886
Phyllangia hayamaensis Northwest Pacific 1968
Phyllangia mouchezii Atlantic and the Mediterr 1897
Phyllangia papuensis Indo-West Pacific. 1878
Phyllangia pequegnatae Western Atlantic 2000
Polycyathus andamanensis Eastern Indian Ocean 1893
Polycyathus atlanticus Eastern Atlantic 1876
Polycyathus crosnieri Eastern Atlantic 2021
Polycyathus difficilis Eastern Indian Ocean 1889
Polycyathus fulvus Western Central Pacific 1970
Polycyathus furanaensis Indo-West Pacific 1987
Polycyathus fuscomarginatus Indian Ocean. 1879
Polycyathus hodgsoni Indo-West Pacific 1987
Polycyathus hondaensis Eastern Central Pacific 1952
Polycyathus isabela Southeast Pacific 1982
Polycyathus marigondoni Indo-West Pacific 1987
Polycyathus mayae Western Central Atlantic. 2000
Polycyathus muellerae Atlantic and the Mediterr 1959
Polycyathus norfolkensis Southwest Pacific 1995
Polycyathus octuplus Western Central Pacific 1999
Polycyathus palifera Indian Ocean. 1870
Polycyathus persicus Indian Ocean. 1876
Polycyathus senegalensis Western Atlantic 1966
Polycyathus verrilli Indo-West Pacific. 1889
Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites Atlantic and the Mediterr 1786
Pourtalosmilia conferta Western Atlantic 1978
Premocyathus cornuformis Lesser horn coral Western Indian Ocean and 1868
Premocyathus dentiformis Indo-West Pacific. 1902
Rhizosmilia elata Indo-West Pacific. 1997
Rhizosmilia gerdae Western Central Atlantic. 1978
Rhizosmilia maculata Speckled cup coral Western Atlantic and Sout 1874
Rhizosmilia multipalifera Eastern Indian Ocean 1998
Rhizosmilia robusta Indo-West Pacific. 1993
Rhizosmilia sagamiensis Western Pacific. 1968
Solenosmilia variabilis Deepwater branching coral Cosmopolitan. 1873



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