Desmophyllum
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''Desmophyllum'' is a genus of
cnidaria Cnidaria () is a phylum under kingdom Animalia containing over 11,000 species of aquatic animals found both in freshwater and marine environments, predominantly the latter. Their distinguishing feature is cnidocytes, specialized cells that ...
ns belonging to 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 ...
. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.


Species

Species: *'' Desmophyllum affine'' *'' Desmophyllum antiquatum'' *'' Desmophyllum cantamessi'' *'' Desmophyllum castellolense'' *'' Desmophyllum clavatum'' *'' Desmophyllum compressum'' *'' Desmophyllum conulatum'' *'' Desmophyllum coulsoni'' *'' Desmophyllum crassum'' *'' Desmophyllum cylindraceum'' *'' Desmophyllum decuplum'' *'' Desmophyllum defrancei'' *'' Desmophyllum dianthus'' *'' Desmophyllum edwardsianum'' *'' Desmophyllum ehrenbergianum'' *'' Desmophyllum elegans'' *'' Desmophyllum exclavatum'' *'' Desmophyllum fungiaeforme'' *'' Desmophyllum gracile'' *'' Desmophyllum hourigani'' *'' Desmophyllum joannense'' *'' Desmophyllum laevicostatum'' *'' Desmophyllum lirioides'' *'' Desmophyllum maximum'' *'' Desmophyllum miocenicum'' *'' Desmophyllum multicostatum'' *'' Desmophyllum orbiculare'' *'' Desmophyllum pedunculatum'' *'' Desmophyllum pertusum'' *'' Desmophyllum quinarium'' *'' Desmophyllum semicostatum'' *'' Desmophyllum stokesii'' *'' Desmophyllum striatum'' *'' Desmophyllum striatum'' *'' Desmophyllum sulcatum'' *'' Desmophyllum taurinense'' *'' Desmophyllum willcoxi'' *'' Desmophyllum zancleum''


References

Caryophylliidae Scleractinia genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg {{Scleractinia-stub