Cup Corals

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 includes these genera in the family:

Astroides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Balanophyllia Wood, 1844

Balanopsammia Ocana & Brito, 2013

Bathypsammia Marenzeller, 1907

Cladopsammia Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897

Dendrophyllia de Blainville, 1830

Dichopsammia Song, 1994

Duncanopsammia Wells, 1936

Eguchipsammia Cairns, 1994

Enallopsammia Sismonda, 1871

Endopachys Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Endopsammia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Heteropsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

Leptopsammia Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848

Lobopsammia† Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Notophyllia Dennant, 1899

Pourtalopsammia Cairns, 2001

Rhizopsammia Verrill, 1869

Thecopsammia Pourtalès, 1868

Trochopsammia Pourtalès, 1878

Tubastraea Lesson, 1829

Turbinaria Oken, 1815