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Family: Caryophylliidae cup corals



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317 species (see list below)
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Anomocora carinata
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Anomocora elongata
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Anomocora fecunda
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Anomocora gigas
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Anomocora irregularis
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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]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw

Caryophyllia antarcticavon Marenzeller, 1904

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
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]

Coudre, Christian

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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Scott, Sue

Atlantic Ocean, the Medit

Caryophyllia smithiiStokes & 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 agassizii
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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 inusitatus
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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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Deltocyathus zoemetallicus
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Auscape International

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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Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Cosmopolitan.

Desmophyllum pertusum(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
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]

Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)

Indo-Pacific.

Heterocyathus aequicostatusMilne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

Photo by Veron, Charlie (J.E.N.)
 
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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OCEANA

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Hoplangia durotrixGosse, 1860

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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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Arntz, Wolf E.

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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OCEANA

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Phyllangia mouchezii(Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897)

Photo by OCEANA
 
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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OCEANA

Atlantic and the Mediterr

Polycyathus muellerae(Abel, 1959)

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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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