''Cladopsammia'' is a
genus of stony cup corals in the
family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are
azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain
symbiotic
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photosynthetic
Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's activities. Some of this chemical energy is stored in c ...
dinoflagellate
The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are ...
s as do many species of coral.
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Species
The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):[
*'']Cladopsammia echinata
''Cladopsammia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellat ...
'' Cairns, 1984
*''Cladopsammia eguchii
''Cladopsammia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the Family (biology), family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain Symbiosis, ...
'' (Wells, 1982)
*''Cladopsammia gracilis
''Cladopsammia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the Family (biology), family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain Symbiosis, ...
'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848)
*'' Cladopsammia manuelensis'' (Chevalier, 1966)
*'' Cladopsammia rolandi'' Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
*'' Cladopsammia willeyi'' (Gardiner, 1899)
References
Dendrophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
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