''Caryophyllia'' is a

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Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to .

Subgenera

The genus has two subgenera and the following species according to the

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:- * Subgenus ''Acanthocyathus'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 ** ''

Caryophyllia decamera ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1998 ** ''

Caryophyllia dentata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of Scleractinia, solitary corals in the Family (biology), family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate (do not contain Symbiosis, symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic ...

'' (Moseley, 1881) ** ''

Caryophyllia grayi ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) ** ''

Caryophyllia karubarica ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** '' Caryophyllia quangdongensis'' Zou, 1984 ** ''

Caryophyllia spinicarens ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' (Moseley, 1881) ** ''

Caryophyllia spinigera ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' ( Saville-Kent, 1871) ** ''

Caryophyllia unicristata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** ''

Caryophyllia zanzibarensis ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Zou, 1984 * Subgenus ''Caryophyllia'' Lamarck, 1801 ** ''

Caryophyllia abrupta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1999 ** ''

Caryophyllia abyssorum ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Duncan, 1873 ** '' Caryophyllia alaskensis'' Vaughan, 1941 ** '' Caryophylliax alberti'' Zibrowius, 1980 ** ''

Caryophyllia ambrosia ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Alcock, 1898 ** ''

Caryophyllia antarctica ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Marenzeller, 1904 ** ''

Caryophyllia antillarum ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Pourtalès, 1874 ** ''

Caryophyllia arnoldi ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Vaughan, 1900 ** ''

Caryophyllia aspera ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** ''

Caryophyllia atlantica ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' (Duncan, 1873) ** ''

Caryophyllia balanacea ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Zibrowius & Gili, 1990 ** ''

Caryophyllia barbadensis ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1979 ** ''

Caryophyllia berteriana ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Duchassaing, 1850 ** ''

Caryophyllia calveri ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Duncan, 1873 ** ''

Caryophyllia cintinculata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' (Alcock, 1898) ** ''

Caryophyllia concreta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** ''

Caryophyllia conferta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Dana, 1846 ** ''

Caryophyllia cornulum ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** '' Caryophyllia corona'' Duchassaing, 1870 ** ''

Caryophyllia coronula ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns & Polonio, 2013 ** ''

Caryophyllia corrugata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1979 ** ''

Caryophyllia crosnieri ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** ''

Caryophyllia crypta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 2000 ** ''

Caryophyllia cyathus ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' (Ellis & Solander, 1786) ** ''

Caryophyllia diomedeae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Marenzeller, 1904 ** ''

Caryophyllia eltaninae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1982 ** ''

Caryophyllia ephyala ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Alcock, 1891 ** ''

Caryophyllia foresti ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of Scleractinia, solitary corals in the Family (biology), family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are Symbiodinium, azooxanthellate (do not contain Symbiosis, symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic ...

'' Zibrowius, 1980 ** '' Caryophyllia grandis'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 ** '' Caryophyllia hawaiiensis'' Vaughan, 1907 ** ''

Caryophyllia horologium ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1977 ** '' Caryophyllia huinayensis'' Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 ** ''

Caryophyllia inornata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' (Duncan, 1878) ** ''

Caryophyllia japonica ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Marenzeller, 1888 ** ''

Caryophyllia jogashimaensis ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Eguchi, 1968 ** ''

Caryophyllia kellerae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns & Polonio, 2013 ** ''

Caryophyllia laevigata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** ''

Caryophyllia lamellifera ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Moseley, 1881 ** '' Caryophyllia mabahithi'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 ** ''

Caryophyllia marmorea ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1984 ** ''

Caryophyllia oblonga ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** '' Caryophyllia octonaria'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** ''

Caryophyllia octopali ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Vaughan, 1907 ** ''

Caryophyllia paradoxus ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Alcock, 1898 ** ''

Caryophyllia paucipalata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Moseley, 1881 ** ''

Caryophyllia perculta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Cairns, 1991 ** '' Caryophyllia planilamellata'' Dennant, 1906 ** ''

Caryophyllia polygona ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Pourtalès, 1878 ** ''

Caryophyllia profunda ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . S ...

'' Moseley, 1881 ** ''

Caryophyllia protei ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Duchassaing, 1870 ** ''

Caryophyllia quadragenaria ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Alcock, 1902 ** ''

Caryophyllia ralphae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1995 ** ''

Caryophyllia rugosa ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Moseley, 1881 ** ''

Caryophyllia sarsiae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Zibrowius, 1974 ** ''

Caryophyllia scobinosa ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Alcock, 1902 ** ''

Caryophyllia secta ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 ** ''

Caryophyllia seguenzae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Duncan, 1873 ** ''

Caryophyllia sewelli ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 ** '' Caryophyllia smithii'' Stokes & Broderip, 1828 ** ''

Caryophyllia solida ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1991 ** ''

Caryophyllia squiresi ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1982 ** ''

Caryophyllia stellula ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1998 ** ''

Caryophyllia tangaroae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** ''

Caryophyllia transversalis ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Moseley, 1881 ** ''

Caryophyllia valdiviae ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Zibrowius & Gili, 1990 ** ''

Caryophyllia versicolorata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 ** ''

Caryophyllia zopyros ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Cairns, 1979 Unallocated species in the genus include: * ''

Caryophyllia arcuata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' † Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 * ''

Caryophyllia paucipaliata ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' † Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 * †''

Caryophyllia viola ''Caryophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the family Caryophylliidae. Members of this genus are azooxanthellate (do not contain symbiotic algae) and are found in the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea at depths down to . Sub ...

'' Duncan, 1864

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