All Species
316 Species in Family Caryophylliidae
Nominal species list for Caryophylliidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Vaughanella oreophila Keller, 1981
Vaughanella multipalifera Cairns, 1995
Vaughanella margaritata (Jourdan, 1895) Jewel stony coral
Vaughanella concinna Gravier, 1915
Vaughanella hexagona Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Trochocyathus vasiformis Bourne, 1903
Trochocyathus wellsi Cairns, 2004
Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902
Trochocyathus semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980
Trochocyathus patelliformis Cairns, 1999
Trochocyathus philippinensis Semper, 1872
Trochocyathus porphyreus (Alcock, 1893)
Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874
Trochocyathus mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980
Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907
Trochocyathus maculatus Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus mauiensis (Vaughan, 1907)
Trochocyathus laboreli Cairns, 2000
Trochocyathus longispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus japonicus Eguchi, 1968
Trochocyathus gordoni Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus hastatus Bourne, 1903
Trochocyathus gardineri (Vaughan, 1907)
Trochocyathus fasciatus Cairns, 1979
Trochocyathus fossulus Cairns, 1979
Trochocyathus efateensis Cairns, 1999
Trochocyathus discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus circularis Cairns, 2021
Trochocyathus cooperi (Gardiner, 1905)
Trochocyathus decamera Cairns, 1994
Trochocyathus cepulla Cairns, 1995
Trochocyathus caryophylloides Alcock, 1902
Trochocyathus burchae (Cairns, 1984)
Trochocyathus brevispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Trochocyathus aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984
Thalamophyllia senaria Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Thalamophyllia tenuescens (Gardiner, 1899)
Thalamophyllia riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860) Baroque cave coral
Thalamophyllia gombergi Cairns, 1979
Thalamophyllia gasti (Döderlein, 1913)
Tethocyathus virgatus (Alcock, 1902)
Tethocyathus variabilis Cairns, 1979
Tethocyathus recurvatus (Pourtalès, 1878)
Tethocyathus minor (Gardiner, 1899) Tiny cup coral
Tethocyathus prahli Lattig & Cairns, 2000
Tethocyathus irrugatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Tethocyathus endesa Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Endesa saucer coral
Tethocyathus cylindraceus (Pourtalès, 1868)
Tethocyathus coactilis Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Sympodangia albatrossi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Stephanocyathus regius Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Stephanocyathus spiniger (von Marenzeller, 1888)
Stephanocyathus platypus (Moseley, 1876)
Stephanocyathus paliferus Cairns, 1977
Stephanocyathus moseleyanus (Sclater, 1886)
Stephanocyathus nobilis (Moseley, 1873)
Stephanocyathus laevifundus Cairns, 1977
Stephanocyathus isabellae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009
Stephanocyathus imperialis Cairns, 2004
Stephanocyathus explanans (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Stephanocyathus diadema (Moseley, 1876)
Stephanocyathus crassus (Jourdan, 1895)
Stephanocyathus campaniformis (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Stephanocyathus coronatus (Pourtalès, 1867)
Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873 Deepwater branching coral
Rhizosmilia sagamiensis (Eguchi, 1968)
Rhizosmilia multipalifera Cairns, 1998
Rhizosmilia robusta Cairns, 1993
Rhizosmilia maculata (Pourtalès, 1874) Speckled cup coral
Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978
Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Premocyathus dentiformis (Alcock, 1902)
Premocyathus cornuformis (Pourtalès, 1868) Lesser horn coral
Pourtalosmilia conferta Cairns, 1978
Pourtalosmilia anthophyllites (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Polycyathus verrilli Duncan, 1889
Polycyathus persicus (Duncan, 1876)
Polycyathus senegalensis Chevalier, 1966
Polycyathus palifera (Verrill, 1870)
Polycyathus octuplus Cairns, 1999
Polycyathus norfolkensis Cairns, 1995
Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959)
Polycyathus marigondoni Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus mayae Cairns, 2000
Polycyathus hondaensis (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Polycyathus isabela Wells, 1982
Polycyathus hodgsoni Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus fuscomarginatus (Klunzinger, 1879)
Polycyathus furanaensis Verheij & Best, 1987
Polycyathus fulvus Wijsman-Best, 1970
Polycyathus crosnieri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Polycyathus difficilis Duncan, 1889
Polycyathus atlanticus Duncan, 1876
Polycyathus andamanensis Alcock, 1893
Phyllangia papuensis Studer, 1878
Phyllangia pequegnatae Cairns, 2000
Phyllangia mouchezii (Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897)
Phyllangia echinosepes Ogawa, Takahashi & Sakai, 1997
Phyllangia granulata Koch, 1886
Phyllangia hayamaensis (Eguchi, 1968)
Phyllangia dispersa Verrill, 1864
Phyllangia americana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 Hidden cup coral
Phyllangia consagensis (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Phacelocyathus flos (Pourtalès, 1878) Two-tone cup coral
Paracyathus vittatus Dennant, 1906
Paracyathus stokesii Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Paracyathus rotundatus Semper, 1872
Paracyathus stearnsii Verrill, 1869 Brown cup coral
Paracyathus pruinosus Alcock, 1902
Paracyathus pulchellus (Philippi, 1842) Papillose cup coral
Paracyathus profundus Duncan, 1889
Paracyathus peysonneli Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus porcellanus Verrill, 1866
Paracyathus persicus Duncan, 1876
Paracyathus montereyensis Durham, 1947
Paracyathus parvulus Gardiner, 1899
Paracyathus milleri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus molokensis Vaughan, 1907
Paracyathus indicus Duncan, 1889
Paracyathus lifuensis Gardiner, 1899
Paracyathus humilis Verrill, 1870
Paracyathus fulvus Alcock, 1893
Paracyathus durhami Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Paracyathus ebonensis Verrill, 1866
Paracyathus coronatus Duncan, 1876
Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004
Paracyathus conceptus Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Paracyathus cavatus Alcock, 1893
Paracyathus arcuatus Lindström, 1877
Paracyathus andersoni Duncan, 1889
Paraconotrochus zeidleri Cairns & Parker, 1992
Paraconotrochus capense (Gardiner, 1904)
Paraconotrochus antarcticus (Gardiner, 1929)
Oxysmilia rotundifolia (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
Oxysmilia corrugata Cairns, 1999
Nomlandia californica Durham & Barnard, 1952
Monohedotrochus epithecatus (Cairns, 1999)
Monohedotrochus circularis (Cairns, 1998)
Monohedotrochus capitolii Kitahara & Cairns, 2005
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus Alcock, 1902
Lochmaeotrochus gardineri Cairns, 1999
Labyrinthocyathus quaylei (Durham, 1947)
Labyrinthocyathus limatulus (Squires, 1964)
Labyrinthocyathus langae Cairns, 1979
Labyrinthocyathus facetus Cairns, 1979
Labyrinthocyathus delicatus (von Marenzeller, 1904)
Hoplangia durotrix Gosse, 1860 Carpet coral
Heterocyathus monileseptatum Filander & Kitahara, 2021
Heterocyathus sulcatus (Verrill, 1866)
Heterocyathus japonicus (Verrill, 1866)
Heterocyathus hemisphaericus Gray, 1849
Heterocyathus antoniae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009
Heterocyathus alternatus Verrill, 1865
Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Striped bum coral
Goniocorella dumosa (Alcock, 1902) Bushy hard coral
Ericiocyathus echinatus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Desmophyllum striatum Cairns, 1979
Desmophyllum hourigani Cairns, 2021
Desmophyllum pertusum (Linnaeus, 1758) Spider hazards
Desmophyllum dianthus (Esper, 1794) Cockscomb cup coral
Deltocyathus vaughani Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Deltocyathus taiwanicus Hu, 1987
Deltocyathus varians Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Deltocyathus suluensis Alcock, 1902
Deltocyathus stella Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Deltocyathus sarsi (Gardiner & Waugh, 1938)
Deltocyathus rotulus (Alcock, 1898)
Deltocyathus parvulus Keller, 1982
Deltocyathus philippinensis Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Deltocyathus pourtalesi Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus murrayi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Deltocyathus ornatus Gardiner, 1899
Deltocyathus magnificus Moseley, 1876
Deltocyathus moseleyi Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus italicus (Michelotti, 1838)
Deltocyathus inusitatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2009
Deltocyathus heteroclitus Wells, 1984
Deltocyathus halianthus (Lindström, 1877)
Deltocyathus crassiseptum Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979
Deltocyathus corrugatus Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus cameratus Cairns, 1999
Deltocyathus calcar Pourtalès, 1874 Deep-sea star coral
Deltocyathus agassizii Pourtalès, 1867
Deltocyathus andamanicus Alcock, 1898
Dasmosmilia variegata (Pourtalès, 1871)
Dasmosmilia valida (von Marenzeller, 1907)
Dasmosmilia lymani (Pourtalès, 1871) Splitting cup coral
Dactylotrochus cervicornis (Moseley, 1881)
Ctenactis crassa (Dana, 1846)
Crispatotrochus woodsi (Wells, 1964)
Crispatotrochus squiresi (Cairns, 1979)
Crispatotrochus rugosus Cairns, 1995
Crispatotrochus septumdentatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2008
Crispatotrochus irregularis (Cairns, 1982)
Crispatotrochus niinoi (Yabe & Eguchi, 1942)
Crispatotrochus rubescens (Moseley, 1881)
Crispatotrochus inornatus Tenison Woods, 1878
Crispatotrochus gregarius Cairns, 2004
Crispatotrochus galapagensis Cairns, 1991
Crispatotrochus curvatus Cairns, 1995
Crispatotrochus foxi (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
Crispatotrochus cornu (Moseley, 1881)
Conotrochus brunneus (Moseley, 1881)
Conotrochus funicolumna (Alcock, 1902)
Conotrochus asymmetros Cairns, 1999
Confluphyllia juncta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Concentrotheca vaughani Cairns, 1991
Concentrotheca laevigata (Pourtalès, 1871)
Colangia multipalifera Cairns, 2000
Colangia moseleyi (Faustino, 1927)
Colangia jamaicaensis Cairns, 2000
Colangia immersa Pourtalès, 1871 Lesser speckled cup coral
Coenosmilia inordinata Cairns, 1984
Coenosmilia arbuscula Pourtalès, 1874
Coenocyathus sebroecki Kitahara, Capel & Migotto, 2020
Coenocyathus parvulus (Cairns, 1979)
Coenocyathus nanus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021
Coenocyathus humanni Cairns, 2000 Ornate cup coral
Coenocyathus goreaui Wells, 1972
Coenocyathus cylindricus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Coenocyathus brooki Cairns, 1995
Coenocyathus caribbeana Cairns, 2000
Coenocyathus bowersi Vaughan, 1906 Colonial cup coral
Coenocyathus anthophyllites Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Ceratotrochus magnaghii Cecchini, 1914
Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907
Ceratotrochus franciscana Durham & Barnard, 1952
Caryophyllia zopyros Cairns, 1979
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis Zou, 1984
Caryophyllia versicolorata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia valdiviae Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
Caryophyllia unicristata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia transversalis Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia tangaroae Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia stellula Cairns, 1998
Caryophyllia spinigera (Saville-Kent, 1871)
Caryophyllia squiresi Cairns, 1982
Caryophyllia spinicarens (Moseley, 1881)
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 Devonshire cup coral
Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991
Caryophyllia secta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia seguenzae Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia scobinosa Alcock, 1902
Caryophyllia rugosa Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia sarsiae Zibrowius, 1974
Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995
Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902
Caryophyllia quangdongensis Zou, 1984
Caryophyllia profunda Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia polygona Pourtalès, 1878
Caryophyllia planilamellata Dennant, 1906
Caryophyllia perculta Cairns, 1991
Caryophyllia pauciseptata Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Caryophyllia paucipalata Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia paradoxus Alcock, 1898
Caryophyllia octopali Vaughan, 1907
Caryophyllia octonaria Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia marmorea Cairns, 1984
Caryophyllia oblonga Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia mabahithi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Caryophyllia lamellifera Moseley, 1881
Caryophyllia karubarica Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia laevigata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis Eguchi, 1968
Caryophyllia japonica von Marenzeller, 1888 Stony coral
Caryophyllia inornata (Duncan, 1878)
Caryophyllia huinayensis Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Huinay cup coral
Caryophyllia horologium Cairns, 1977
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907
Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938
Caryophyllia grayi (Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848)
Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891
Caryophyllia foresti Zibrowius, 1980
Caryophyllia diomedeae von Marenzeller, 1904
Caryophyllia eltaninae Cairns, 1982
Caryophyllia dentata (Moseley, 1880)
Caryophyllia decamera Cairns, 1998
Caryophyllia crypta Cairns, 2000
Caryophyllia cyathus (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Caryophyllia crosnieri Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia corrugata Cairns, 1979
Caryophyllia concreta Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia cornulum Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
Caryophyllia compressa Yabe & Eguchi, 1932
Caryophyllia communis (Sequenza, 1863)
Caryophyllia cincticulatus (Alcock, 1898)
Caryophyllia capensis Gardiner, 1904
Caryophyllia barbadensis Cairns, 1979
Caryophyllia berteriana Duchassaing, 1850
Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia alaskensis Vaughan, 1941 Tan cup coral
Caryophyllia balaenacea Zibrowius & Gili, 1990
Caryophyllia abrupta Cairns, 1999
Caryophyllia abyssorum Duncan, 1873
Caryophyllia atlantica (Duncan, 1873)
Caryophyllia aspera Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010
Caryophyllia arnoldi Vaughan, 1900 Arnold's stony coral
Caryophyllia antillarum Pourtalès, 1874
Caryophyllia antarctica von Marenzeller, 1904
Caryophyllia alberti Zibrowius, 1980
Caryophyllia ambrosia Alcock, 1898 Horn stony coral
Bourneotrochus stellulatus (Cairns, 1984)
Bathycyathus chilensis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Aulocyathus recidivus (Dennant, 1906)
Aulocyathus juvenescens von Marenzeller, 1904
Aulocyathus matricidus (Kent, 1871)
Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980
Anomocora prolifera (Pourtalès, 1871)
Anomocora gigas (van der Horst, 1931)
Anomocora irregularis (Cairns, 1995)
Anomocora fecunda (Pourtalès, 1871)
Anomocora elongata (Studer, 1879)
Anomocora carinata Cairns, 1991
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