''Cynarina'' 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 ...

stony corals Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyp (zoology), polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral di ...

in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Lobophylliidae Lobophylliidae is a family of large polyp stony corals. The family was created in 2009 after a revision of the "robust" families of Faviidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae and Pectiniidae, which had been shown to be polyphyletic. The family Lobophylliid ...

Species

The

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...

currently lists the following species: * '' Cynarina lacrymalis'' ( Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848) * ''

Cynarina macassarensis ''Cynarina'' is a genus of stony corals in the family Lobophylliidae. Species The World Register of Marine Species currently lists the following species: * ''Cynarina lacrymalis ''Cynarina lacrymalis'' is a species of stony coral in the fam ...

'' (Best & Hoeksema, 1987)

References

Lobophylliidae Scleractinia genera {{Scleractinia-stub