''Caryophyllia'' is a
genus of
solitary corals
Solitary is the state of being alone or in solitude. The term may refer to:
* shortened form of solitary confinement
* Solitary animal, an animal that does not live with others in its species
* Solitary but social, a type of social organization in ...
in the
family Caryophylliidae
The Caryophylliidae are a family of stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.
Genera
*'' Africana'' Ocana & Brito, 2015
*'' Anomocora'' Studer, 1878
*'' Asterosmilia'' Duncan, 1867
*'' Auloc ...
. Members of this genus are
azooxanthellate (do not contain
symbiotic
Symbiosis (from Greek , , "living together", from , , "together", and , bíōsis, "living") is any type of a close and long-term biological interaction between two different biological organisms, be it mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasit ...
algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
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Subgenera
The genus has two subgenera and the following species according to the World Register of Marine Species:-[
* Subgenus ''Acanthocyathus'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
** '' Caryophyllia decamera'' Cairns, 1998
** '']Caryophyllia dentata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of Scleractinia, solitary corals in the Family (biology), family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate (do not contain Symbiosis, symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic ...
'' (Moseley, 1881)
** '' Caryophyllia grayi'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
** '' Caryophyllia karubarica'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** '' Caryophyllia quangdongensis'' Zou, 1984
** ''Caryophyllia spinicarens
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' (Moseley, 1881)
** ''Caryophyllia spinigera
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
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'' ( Saville-Kent, 1871)
** ''Caryophyllia unicristata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** '' Caryophyllia zanzibarensis'' Zou, 1984
* Subgenus ''Caryophyllia'' Lamarck, 1801
** '' Caryophyllia abrupta'' Cairns, 1999
** '' Caryophyllia abyssorum'' Duncan, 1873
** '' Caryophyllia alaskensis'' Vaughan, 1941
** '' Caryophylliax alberti'' Zibrowius, 1980
** ''Caryophyllia ambrosia
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Alcock, 1898
** ''Caryophyllia antarctica
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Marenzeller, 1904
** ''Caryophyllia antillarum
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Pourtalès, 1874
** ''Caryophyllia arnoldi
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Vaughan, 1900
** ''Caryophyllia aspera
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** ''Caryophyllia atlantica
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' (Duncan, 1873)
** ''Caryophyllia balanacea
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
** ''Caryophyllia barbadensis
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1979
** ''Caryophyllia berteriana
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Duchassaing, 1850
** '' Caryophyllia calveri'' Duncan, 1873
** '' Caryophyllia cintinculata'' (Alcock, 1898)
** '' Caryophyllia concreta'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** '' Caryophyllia conferta'' Dana, 1846
** ''Caryophyllia cornulum
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
S ...
'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** '' Caryophyllia corona'' Duchassaing, 1870
** '' Caryophyllia coronula'' Cairns & Polonio, 2013
** '' Caryophyllia corrugata'' Cairns, 1979
** ''Caryophyllia crosnieri
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
S ...
'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** '' Caryophyllia crypta'' Cairns, 2000
** '' Caryophyllia cyathus'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
** ''Caryophyllia diomedeae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Marenzeller, 1904
** ''Caryophyllia eltaninae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
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'' Cairns, 1982
** '' Caryophyllia ephyala'' Alcock, 1891
** ''Caryophyllia foresti
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of Scleractinia, solitary corals in the Family (biology), family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate (do not contain Symbiosis, symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic ...
'' Zibrowius, 1980
** '' Caryophyllia grandis'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
** '' Caryophyllia hawaiiensis'' Vaughan, 1907
** '' Caryophyllia horologium'' Cairns, 1977
** '' Caryophyllia huinayensis'' Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005
** ''Caryophyllia inornata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' (Duncan, 1878)
** '' Caryophyllia japonica'' Marenzeller, 1888
** ''Caryophyllia jogashimaensis
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
S ...
'' Eguchi, 1968
** ''Caryophyllia kellerae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
S ...
'' Cairns & Polonio, 2013
** ''Caryophyllia laevigata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** '' Caryophyllia lamellifera'' Moseley, 1881
** '' Caryophyllia mabahithi'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
** ''Caryophyllia marmorea
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
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'' Cairns, 1984
** ''Caryophyllia oblonga
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** '' Caryophyllia octonaria'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** '' Caryophyllia octopali'' Vaughan, 1907
** '' Caryophyllia paradoxus'' Alcock, 1898
** '' Caryophyllia paucipalata'' Moseley, 1881
** '' Caryophyllia perculta'' Cairns, 1991
** '' Caryophyllia planilamellata'' Dennant, 1906
** '' Caryophyllia polygona'' Pourtalès, 1878
** '' Caryophyllia profunda'' Moseley, 1881
** ''Caryophyllia protei
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Duchassaing, 1870
** ''Caryophyllia quadragenaria
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Alcock, 1902
** ''Caryophyllia ralphae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1995
** ''Caryophyllia rugosa
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Moseley, 1881
** ''Caryophyllia sarsiae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Zibrowius, 1974
** ''Caryophyllia scobinosa
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Alcock, 1902
** ''Caryophyllia secta
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** ''Caryophyllia seguenzae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Duncan, 1873
** ''Caryophyllia sewelli
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
** '' Caryophyllia smithii'' Stokes & Broderip, 1828
** ''Caryophyllia solida
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1991
** ''Caryophyllia squiresi
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1982
** ''Caryophyllia stellula
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1998
** ''Caryophyllia tangaroae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** ''Caryophyllia transversalis
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Moseley, 1881
** ''Caryophyllia valdiviae
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
** ''Caryophyllia versicolorata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
** ''Caryophyllia zopyros
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Cairns, 1979
Unallocated species in the genus include:
* ''Caryophyllia arcuata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' † Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
* ''Caryophyllia paucipaliata
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' † Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
* †''Caryophyllia viola
''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .
Sub ...
'' Duncan, 1864
References
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Caryophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck