''Enallopsammia'' 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 th ...
ns belonging to the family
Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophylliidae is a family of stony corals. Most (but not all) members are azooxanthellate and thus have to capture food with their tentacles instead of relying on photosynthesis to produce their food. The World Register of Marine Species incl ...
.
The genus has
cosmopolitan distribution
In biogeography, cosmopolitan distribution is the term for the range of a taxon that extends across all or most of the world in appropriate habitats. Such a taxon, usually a species, is said to exhibit cosmopolitanism or cosmopolitism. The ext ...
.
Species:
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Enallopsammia profunda
''Enallopsammia'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Enallopsammia profunda''
*''Enallopsammia pusilla''
*''Enallopsammia reflexa''
*''Enallopsammia rostrat ...
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Enallopsammia pusilla
''Enallopsammia'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Enallopsammia profunda
''Enallopsammia'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Dendrophylliid ...
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Enallopsammia reflexa
''Enallopsammia'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging to the family Dendrophylliidae.
The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.
Species:
*''Enallopsammia profunda''
*''Enallopsammia pusilla
''Enallopsammia'' is a genus of cnidarians belonging ...
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Enallopsammia rostrata''
References
Dendrophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
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