Cupcorals [Caryophyllia]
Description
Cupcorals are recognizable by their cup- or bowl-shaped skeletons, often with a central opening where the living polyps reside. Divers may spot them as neat, clustered cups—sometimes with subtle color variations that make them stand out on the seafloor.
Species
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) decamera
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) decamera
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) dentata
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) dentata
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) grayi
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) grayi
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) guangdongensis
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) guangdongensis
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) karubarica
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) karubarica
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinicarens
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinicarens
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinigera
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) spinigera
Unicristata Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Acanthocyathus) unicristata
Abrupt Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) abrupta
Abyssorum Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) abyssorum
Alaska Stony Coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis
Alberti Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alberti
Horn Stony Coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ambrosia
Caryophyllia antarctica
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) antarctica
Caryophyllia antillarum
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) antillarum
Arnold's Stony Coral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) arnoldi
Caryophyllia aspera
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) aspera
Atlantic Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) atlantica
Balaenacea Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) balaenacea
Barbados Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) barbadensis
Berteriana Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) berteriana
Calveri Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) calveri
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cintinculata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cintinculata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) concreta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) concreta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) conferta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cornulum
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cornulum
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) corona
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) corona
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) coronula
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) coronula
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) corrugata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) corrugata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) crosnieri
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) crosnieri
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) crypta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) crypta
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) cyathus
Diomedea Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) diomedeae
Eltaninae Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) eltaninae
Ephyala Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) ephyala
Fontinalis Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) fontinalis
Foresti Caryophyllia
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) foresti
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) grandis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) grandis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) gravieri
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) gravieri
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) hawaiiensis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) hawaiiensis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) horologium
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) horologium
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) huinayensis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) huinayensis
Circular Cupcoral
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) inornata
Caryophyllia japonica
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) japonica
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) jogashimaensis
Caryophyllia kellerae
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) kellerae
Caryophyllia laevigata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) laevigata
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) lamellifera
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) lamellifera
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) mabahithi
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) mabahithi
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) marmorea
Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) marmorea
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Cup Corals
Caryophylliidae
|
Statistics
- Species 50