''Dendrophyllia'' 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):[
*'' Dendrophyllia aculeata'' Latypov, 1990
*'' Dendrophyllia alcocki'' (Wells, 1954)
*'' Dendrophyllia alternata'' Pourtalès, 1880
*'']Dendrophyllia arbuscula
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagella ...
'' van der Horst, 1922
*'' Dendrophyllia boschmai'' van der Horst, 1926
*''Dendrophyllia californica
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Durham, 1947
*''Dendrophyllia carleenae
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagella ...
'' Nemenzo, 1983
*'' Dendrophyllia cecilliana'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
*'' Dendrophyllia cladonia'' van der Horst, 1927
*''Dendrophyllia compressa
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Eguchi & Sazaki, 1973
*''Dendrophyllia cornigera
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' (Lamarck, 1816)
*''Dendrophyllia cribrosa
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
*''Dendrophyllia dilatata
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' van der Horst, 1927
*''Dendrophyllia florulenta
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Alcock, 1902
*''Dendrophyllia futojiku
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000
*''Dendrophyllia granosa
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Studer, 1878
*''Dendrophyllia ijimai
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Yabe & Eguchi, 1934
*''Dendrophyllia incisa
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' (Crossland, 1952)
*''Dendrophyllia indica
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Pillai, 1969
*''Dendrophyllia johnsoni
''Dendrophyllia'' 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 dinoflagellates ...
'' Cairns, 1991
*'' Dendrophyllia laboreli'' Zibrowius & Brito, 1984
*'' Dendrophyllia minima'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000
*'' Dendrophyllia minuscula'' Bourne, 1905
*'' Dendrophyllia oldroydae'' Oldroyd, 1924
*'' Dendrophyllia paragracilis'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000
*'' Dendrophyllia radians'' (Wright, 1882)
*'' Dendrophyllia ramea'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
*'' Dendrophyllia robusta'' (Bourne, 1905)
*'' Dendrophyllia suprarbuscula'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000
*'' Dendrophyllia velata'' Crossland, 1952
References
Dendrophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
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