Caryophylliidae

{{Short description|Family of stony corals}}

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{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Caryophylliidae

| authority = Dana, 1846

| image = Polycyathus muellerae.jpg

| image_caption =Polycyathus muellerae

| synonyms = * Caryophylliinae Dana, 1846

}}

The Caryophylliidae are a family of stony corals found from the tropics to temperate seas, and from shallow to very deep water.{{cite WoRMS |author=Hoeksema, Bert |year=2018 |title=Caryophylliidae |id=135073 |access-date=8 February 2019}}

Genera

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Literature

  • S. A. Fossa and A. J. Nilsen: Coral Reef Aquarium, Volume 4, Birgit Schmettkamp Verlag, Bornheim, {{ISBN|3-928819-05-4}}

References

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Category:Scleractinia

Category:Taxa named by James Dwight Dana

Category:Cnidarian families

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