''Dendrophyllia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of stony cup corals in the

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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 ...

. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic

photosynthetic Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that, through cellular respiration, can later be released to fuel the organism's activities. Some of this chemical energy is stored in ...

dinoflagellate The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are ...

s as do many species of coral.

Species

The following

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are listed in the

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(WoRMS): *'' Dendrophyllia aculeata'' Latypov, 1990 *'' Dendrophyllia alcocki'' (Wells, 1954) *'' Dendrophyllia alternata'' Pourtalès, 1880 *''

Dendrophyllia arbuscula ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagella ...

'' van der Horst, 1922 *'' Dendrophyllia boschmai'' van der Horst, 1926 *''

Dendrophyllia californica ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Durham, 1947 *''

Dendrophyllia carleenae ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagella ...

'' Nemenzo, 1983 *'' Dendrophyllia cecilliana'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 *'' Dendrophyllia cladonia'' van der Horst, 1927 *''

Dendrophyllia compressa ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Eguchi & Sazaki, 1973 *''

Dendrophyllia cornigera ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) *''

Dendrophyllia cribrosa ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851 *''

Dendrophyllia dilatata ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' van der Horst, 1927 *''

Dendrophyllia florulenta ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Alcock, 1902 *''

Dendrophyllia futojiku ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 *''

Dendrophyllia granosa ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Studer, 1878 *''

Dendrophyllia ijimai ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Yabe & Eguchi, 1934 *''

Dendrophyllia incisa ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' (Crossland, 1952) *''

Dendrophyllia indica ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Pillai, 1969 *''

Dendrophyllia johnsoni ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagellates ...

'' Cairns, 1991 *'' Dendrophyllia laboreli'' Zibrowius & Brito, 1984 *'' Dendrophyllia minima'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 *'' Dendrophyllia minuscula'' Bourne, 1905 *'' Dendrophyllia oldroydae'' Oldroyd, 1924 *'' Dendrophyllia paragracilis'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 *'' Dendrophyllia radians'' (Wright, 1882) *'' Dendrophyllia ramea'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Dendrophyllia robusta'' (Bourne, 1905) *''

Dendrophyllia suprarbuscula ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagella ...

'' Ogawa & Takahashi, 2000 *''

Dendrophyllia velata ''Dendrophyllia'' is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about . They are azooxanthellate corals, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic dinoflagella ...

'' Crossland, 1952

References

Dendrophylliidae Scleractinia genera {{scleractinia-stub