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Dendrophylliid Corals

Dendrophylliidae Gray 1847

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dendrophylliidae Gray 1847
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Dendrophylliidae
Recognized by Egypt Species List, Moorea Biocode, Moorea Biocode, Algeria Species List, Australia Species List, Belgium Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Brazil Species List, Cape Verde Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Denmark Species List, Ecuador Species List, Falkland Islands Species List, France Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Greece Species List, Greenland Species List, Guam Species List, Iran Species List, Italy Species List, Jamaica Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malaysia Species List, Maldives Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Morocco Species List, Namibia Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Russia Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Singapore Species List, Somalia Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, Tonga Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Arab Emirates Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Alboran Sea Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Baffin Bay Species List, Bali Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Biscay Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Bristol Channel Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Celebes Sea Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Coral Sea Species List, Eastern China Sea Species List, English Channel Species List, Flores Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Suez Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, Halmahera Sea Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Red Sea Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Sea of Japan Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Strait of Gibraltar Species List, Tyrrhenian Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, GBIF national node type records France, Ceram Sea Species List, Aegean Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, and Animal Diversity Web Traits and images

Alternative Names

Dendrophyllidae Gray 1847
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1851
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1857
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Register of Marine Species
? alacca Morren, 1828
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? amica Michelotti, 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? bakerae Wells, 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? besairiei Alloiteau, 1958
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? cylindrica Michelotti, 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? gozdensis Turnsek et al., 2003
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? guidottii Simonelli, 1897
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? haleana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? italica Michelin, 1841
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? maclurii Lea, 1833
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? meneghinii Sismonda, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? orthoclada Reuss, 1871
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? poppelacki Reuss, 1847
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? praelonga Michelotti, 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? sismondiana Michelin, 1841
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? subirregularis Osasco, 1897
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Astroites Walch 1775
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Clonotrochus Schafhäutl 1863
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dendrophyllidae Gray 1847
Endopachys Lonsdale 1845
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Endpachys
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eupammia
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1851
Eupsammiidae Milne Edwards & Haime 1857
Leptosammia Milne-Edwards & Haime 1848
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Patelopsammia Reig 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Reussopsammia Wells 1937
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stereopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime 1850
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Strepus
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Turbinara
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Wadeopsammia Wells 1933
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

dendrophylliid corals preferred

Arabic

المراجين الكأسية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

树珊瑚科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

キサンゴ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020

Arz

المراجين الكاسيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Dendrophylliidae Gray 1847

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Cnidaria
Anthozoa Ehrenberg 1834
Hexacorallia Haeckel 1896
Scleractinia Bourne 1900
24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Hexacorallia
Scleractinia
54 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

24 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
94 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Cnidaria
Anthozoa
Scleractinia
Dendrophylliidae (this page)
144 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.