List of Nominal Species of Caryophylliidae
(cup corals)
Nominal Species (n = 250) Present allocation (n = 243) Ref.
Caryophyllia abrupta Cairns, 1999 Caryophyllia abrupta 19
Caryophyllia abyssorum Duncan, 1873 Caryophyllia abyssorum 19
Heterocyathus aequicostatus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Heterocyathus aequicostatus 19
Deltocyathus agassizi Pourtalès, 1867 Deltocyathus agassizi 19
Trochocyathus aithoseptatus Cairns, 1984 Trochocyathus aithoseptatus 19
Caryophyllia alaskensis Vaughan, 1941 Caryophyllia alaskensis 19
Sympodangia albatrossi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Sympodangia albatrossi 19
Caryophyllia alberti Zibrowius, 1980 Caryophyllia alberti 19
Caryophyllia alcocki Vaughan, 1907 Caryophyllia atlantica 3477
Heterocyathus alternatus Verrill, 1865 Heterocyathus alternatus 19
Caryophyllia ambrosia Alcock, 1898 Caryophyllia ambrosia 3477
Phyllangia americana Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1849 Phyllangia americana 84571
Polycyathus andamanensis Alcock, 1893 Polycyathus andamanensis 3477
Deltocyathus andamanicus Alcock, 1898 Deltocyathus andamanicus 19
Paracyathus andersoni Duncan, 1889 Paracyathus andersoni 3477
Caryophyllia antarctica von Marenzeller, 1904 Caryophyllia antarctica 19
Gardineria antarctica Gardiner, 1929 Paraconotrochus antarcticus 3477
Coenocyathus anthophyllites Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Coenocyathus anthophyllites 19
Caryophyllia antillarum Pourtalès, 1874 Caryophyllia antillarum 19
Heterocyathus antoniae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009 Heterocyathus antoniae 3477
Trochocyathus apertus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Trochocyathus apertus 19
Coenosmilia arbuscula Pourtalès, 1874 Coenosmilia arbuscula 19
Paracyathus arcuatus Lindström, 1877 Paracyathus arcuatus 19
Caryophyllia arnoldi Vaughan, 1900 Caryophyllia arnoldi 19
Caryophyllia aspera Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia aspera 3477
Conotrochus asymmetros Cairns, 1999 Conotrochus asymmetros 19
Aulocyathus atlanticus Zibrowius, 1980 Aulocyathus atlanticus 19
Polycyathus atlanticus Duncan, 1876 Polycyathus atlanticus 19
Caryophyllia balaenacea Zibrowius & Gili, 1990 Caryophyllia balaenacea 19
Caryophyllia barbadensis Cairns, 1979 Caryophyllia barbadensis 19
Caryophyllia berteriana Duchassaing, 1850 Caryophyllia berteriana 19
Coenocyathus bowersi Vaughan, 1906 Coenocyathus bowersi 19
Trochocyathus brevispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Trochocyathus brevispina 19
Coenocyathus brooki Cairns, 1995 Coenocyathus brooki 19
Premocyathus burchae Cairns, 1984 Trochocyathus burchae 3477
Deltocyathus calcar Pourtalès, 1874 Deltocyathus calcar 19
Nomlandia californica Durham & Barnard, 1952 Nomlandia californica 19
Caryophyllia calveri Duncan, 1873 Caryophyllia calveri 19
Deltocyathus cameratus Cairns, 1999 Deltocyathus cameratus 19
Caryophyllia capensis Gardiner, 1904 Caryophyllia capensis 19
Monohedotrochus capitolii Kitahara & Cairns, 2005 Monohedotrochus capitolii 3477
Coenocyathus caribbeana Cairns, 2000 Coenocyathus caribbeana 19
Anomocora carinata Cairns, 1991 Anomocora carinata 19
Trochocyathus caryophylloides Alcock, 1902 Trochocyathus caryophylloides 19
Paracyathus cavatus Alcock, 1893 Paracyathus cavatus 19
Trochocyathus cepulla Cairns, 1995 Trochocyathus cepulla 19
Bathycyathus chilensis Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Bathycyathus chilensis 19
Oxysmilia circularis Cairns, 1998 Monohedotrochus circularis 19
Trochocyathus circularis Cairns, 2021 Trochocyathus circularis 3477
Caryophyllia clavus Scarchi, 1835 Caryophyllia smithii 538
Tethocyathus coactilis Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Tethocyathus coactilis 3477
Caryophyllia compressa Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 Caryophyllia compressa 3477
Paracyathus conceptus Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 Paracyathus conceptus 19
Vaughanella concinna Gravier, 1915 Vaughanella concinna 19
Caryophyllia concreta Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia concreta 3477
Pourtalosmilia conferta Cairns, 1978 Pourtalosmilia conferta 19
Deltocyathus conicus Zibrowius, 1980 Deltocyathus italicus 19
Caryophyllia cornuformis Pourtalès, 1868 Premocyathus cornuformis 3477
Caryophyllia cornulum Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia cornulum 19
Paracyathus coronatus Duncan, 1876 Paracyathus coronatus 3477
Caryophyllia corrugata Cairns, 1979 Caryophyllia corrugata 19
Oxysmilia corrugata Cairns, 1999 Oxysmilia corrugata 19
Deltocyathus corrugatus Cairns, 1999 Deltocyathus corrugatus 19
Deltocyathus crassiseptum Cairns, 1999 Deltocyathus crassiseptum 19
Desmophyllum cristagalli Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 Desmophyllum dianthus 3477
Caryophyllia crosnieri Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia crosnieri 19
Polycyathus crosnieri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Polycyathus crosnieri 3477
Caryophyllia crypta Cairns, 2000 Caryophyllia crypta 19
Crispatotrochus curvatus Cairns, 1995 Crispatotrochus curvatus 19
Coenocyathus cylindricus Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Coenocyathus cylindricus 19
Paracyathus darwinensis Cairns, 2004 Paracyathus darwinensis 3477
Caryophyllia decamera Cairns, 1998 Caryophyllia decamera 19
Trochocyathus decamera Cairns, 1994 Trochocyathus decamera 19
Polycyathus difficilis Duncan, 1889 Polycyathus difficilis 3477
Cyathoceras diomedae Vaughan, 1907 Crispatotrochus rubescens 3477
Caryophyllia diomedeae von Marenzeller, 1904 Caryophyllia diomedeae 19
Trochocyathus discus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Trochocyathus discus 19
Phyllangia dispersa Verrill, 1864 Phyllangia dispersa 19
Paracyathus durhami Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Paracyathus durhami 3477
Hoplangia durotrix Gosse, 1860 Hoplangia durotrix 19
Paracyathus ebonensis Verrill, 1866 Paracyathus ebonensis 19
Deltocyathus eccentricus Cairns, 1979 Deltocyathus eccentricus 19
Ericiocyathus echinatus Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Ericiocyathus echinatus 19
Phyllangia echinosepes Ogawa, Takahashi & Sakai, 1997 Phyllangia echinosepes 19
Trochocyathus efateensis Cairns, 1999 Trochocyathus efateensis 19
Rhizosmilia elata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Rhizosmilia elata 19
Caryophyllia elongata Cairns, 1993 Caryophyllia crosnieri 3477
Caryophyllia eltaninae Cairns, 1982 Caryophyllia eltaninae 19
Tethocyathus endesa Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Tethocyathus endesa 3477
Caryophyllia ephyala Alcock, 1891 Caryophyllia ephyala 19
Oxysmilia epithecata Cairns, 1999 Monohedotrochus epithecatus 19
Labyrinthocyathus facetus Cairns, 1979 Labyrinthocyathus facetus 19
Trochocyathus fasciatus Cairns, 1979 Trochocyathus fasciatus 3477
Caryophyllia foresti Zibrowius, 1980 Caryophyllia foresti 19
Deltocyathus formosus Cairns, 1995 Deltocyathus suluensis 3477
Trochocyathus fossulus Cairns, 1979 Trochocyathus fossulus 19
Ceratotrochus franciscana Durham & Barnard, 1952 Ceratotrochus franciscana 19
Paracyathus fulvus Alcock, 1893 Paracyathus fulvus 19
Polycyathus fulvus Wijsman-Best, 1970 Polycyathus fulvus 19
Polycyathus furanaensis Verheij & Best, 1987 Polycyathus furanaensis 19
Crispatotrochus galapagensis Cairns, 1991 Crispatotrochus galapagensis 19
Lochmaeotrochus gardineri Cairns, 1999 Lochmaeotrochus gardineri 19
Paracyathus gardineri Vaughan, 1907 Trochocyathus gardineri 3477
Rhizosmilia gerdae Cairns, 1978 Rhizosmilia gerdae 19
Thalamophyllia gombergi Cairns, 1979 Thalamophyllia gombergi 19
Trochocyathus gordoni Cairns, 1995 Trochocyathus gordoni 19
Coenocyathus goreaui Wells, 1972 Coenocyathus goreaui 19
Caryophyllia grandis Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 Caryophyllia grandis 19
Phyllangia granulata Koch, 1886 Phyllangia granulata 19
Crispatotrochus gregarius Cairns, 2004 Crispatotrochus gregarius 3477
Trochocyathus hastatus Bourne, 1903 Trochocyathus hastatus 19
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907 Caryophyllia hawaiiensis 19
Heterocyathus hemisphaericus Gray, 1849 Heterocyathus hemisphaericus 3477
Heterocyathus hemispherica Gray, 1849 Heterocyathus hemisphaericus 120175
Deltocyathus heteroclitus Wells, 1984 Deltocyathus heteroclitus 19
Vaughanella hexagona Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Vaughanella hexagona 3477
Polycyathus hodgsoni Verheij & Best, 1987 Polycyathus hodgsoni 19
Caryophyllia horologium Cairns, 1977 Caryophyllia horologium 19
Desmophyllum hourigani Cairns, 2021 Desmophyllum hourigani 3477
Caryophyllia huinayensis Cairns, Haeussermann & Foersterra, 2005 Caryophyllia huinayensis 3477
Coenocyathus humanni Cairns, 2000 Coenocyathus humanni 19
Paracyathus humilis Verrill, 1870 Paracyathus humilis 19
Colangia immersa Pourtalès, 1871 Colangia immersa 19
Stephanocyathus imperialis Cairns, 2004 Stephanocyathus imperialis 3477
Paracyathus indicus Duncan, 1889 Paracyathus indicus 3477
Coenosmilia inordinata Cairns, 1984 Coenosmilia inordinata 19
Crispatotrochus inornatus Tenison Woods, 1878 Crispatotrochus inornatus 19
Deltocyathus inusitiatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2009 Deltocyathus inusitiatus 3477
Tethocyathus irrugatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Tethocyathus irrugatus 3477
Polycyathus isabela Wells, 1982 Polycyathus isabela 19
Stephanocyathus isabellae Reyes, Santodomingo & Cairns, 2009 Stephanocyathus isabellae 3477
Colangia jamaicaensis Cairns, 2000 Colangia jamaicaensis 19
Caryophyllia japonica von Marenzeller, 1888 Caryophyllia japonica 19
Trochocyathus japonicus Eguchi, 1968 Trochocyathus japonicus 19
Caryophyllia jogashimaensis Eguchi, 1968 Caryophyllia jogashimaensis 19
Confluphyllia juncta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Confluphyllia juncta 19
Aulocyathus juvenescens von Marenzeller, 1904 Aulocyathus juvenescens 19
Caryophyllia karubarica Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia karubarica 19
Trochocyathus laboreli Cairns, 2000 Trochocyathus laboreli 19
Stephanocyathus laevifundus Cairns, 1977 Stephanocyathus laevifundus 19
Caryophyllia laevigata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia laevigata 3477
Caryophyllia lamellifera Moseley, 1881 Caryophyllia lamellifera 19
Labyrinthocyathus langae Cairns, 1979 Labyrinthocyathus langae 19
Ceratotrochus laxus Vaughan, 1907 Ceratotrochus laxus 3477
Paracyathus lifuensis Gardiner, 1899 Paracyathus lifuensis 19
Trochocyathus longispina Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Trochocyathus longispina 19
Caryophyllia mabahithi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 Caryophyllia mabahithi 19
Caryophyllia maculata Pourtalès, 1874 Rhizosmilia maculata 538
Trochocyathus maculatus Cairns, 1995 Trochocyathus maculatus 19
Ceratotrochus magnaghii Cecchini, 1914 Ceratotrochus magnaghii 19
Deltocyathus magnificus Moseley, 1876 Deltocyathus magnificus 19
Polycyathus marigondoni Verheij & Best, 1987 Polycyathus marigondoni 19
Caryophyllia marmorea Cairns, 1984 Caryophyllia marmorea 19
Paracyathus mauiensis Vaughan, 1907 Trochocyathus mauiensis 3477
Polycyathus mayae Cairns, 2000 Polycyathus mayae 19
Trochocyathus mediterraneus Zibrowius, 1980 Trochocyathus mediterraneus 19
Paracyathus milleri Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Paracyathus milleri 3477
Paracyathus molokensis Vaughan, 1907 Paracyathus molokensis 19
Heterocyathus monileseptatum Filander & Kitahara, 2021 Heterocyathus monileseptatum 3477
Paracyathus montereyensis Durham, 1947 Paracyathus montereyensis 19
Deltocyathus moseleyi Cairns, 1979 Deltocyathus moseleyi 19
Colangia multipalifera Cairns, 2000 Colangia multipalifera 19
Rhizosmilia multipalifera Cairns, 1998 Rhizosmilia multipalifera 3477
Vaughanella multipalifera Cairns, 1995 Vaughanella multipalifera 19
Deltocyathus murrayi Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 Deltocyathus murrayi 19
Coenocyathus nanus Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Coenocyathus nanus 3477
Polycyathus norfolkensis Cairns, 1995 Polycyathus norfolkensis 19
Trochocyathus oahensis Vaughan, 1907 Trochocyathus oahensis 19
Caryophyllia oblonga Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia oblonga 3477
Caryophyllia octonaria Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia octonaria 19
Caryophyllia octopali Vaughan, 1907 Caryophyllia octopali 19
Polycyathus octuplus Cairns, 1999 Polycyathus octuplus 19
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus Alcock, 1902 Lochmaeotrochus oculeus 19
Vaughanella oreophila Keller, 1981 Vaughanella oreophila 19
Deltocyathus ornatus Gardiner, 1899 Deltocyathus ornatus 19
Stephanocyathus paliferus Cairns, 1977 Stephanocyathus paliferus 19
Phyllangia papuensis Studer, 1878 Phyllangia papuensis 19
Caryophyllia paradoxus Alcock, 1898 Caryophyllia paradoxus 19
Deltocyathus parvulus Keller, 1982 Deltocyathus parvulus 19
Paracyathus parvulus Gardiner, 1899 Paracyathus parvulus 19
Trochocyathus patelliformis Cairns, 1999 Trochocyathus patelliformis 19
Caryophyllia paucipalata Moseley, 1881 Caryophyllia paucipalata 19
Caryophyllia pauciseptata Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 Caryophyllia pauciseptata 19
Phyllangia pequegnatae Cairns, 2000 Phyllangia pequegnatae 19
Caryophyllia perculta Cairns, 1991 Caryophyllia perculta 19
Agelecyathus persicus Duncan, 1876 Polycyathus persicus 3477
Paracyathus persicus Duncan, 1876 Paracyathus persicus 3477
Paracyathus peysonneli Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Paracyathus peysonneli 3477
Deltocyathus philippinensis Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Deltocyathus philippinensis 19
Trochocyathus philippinensis Semper, 1872 Trochocyathus philippinensis 19
Caryophyllia planilamellata Dennant, 1906 Caryophyllia planilamellata 19
Caryophyllia polygona Pourtalès, 1878 Caryophyllia polygona 19
Paracyathus porcellanus Verrill, 1866 Paracyathus porcellanus 19
Deltocyathus pourtalesi Cairns, 1979 Deltocyathus pourtalesi 19
Tethocyathus prahli Lattig & Cairns, 2000 Tethocyathus prahli 19
Caryophyllia profunda Moseley, 1881 Caryophyllia profunda 19
Paracyathus profundus Duncan, 1889 Paracyathus profundus 3477
Paracyathus pruinosus Alcock, 1902 Paracyathus pruinosus 19
Caryophyllia quadragenaria Alcock, 1902 Caryophyllia quadragenaria 19
Caryophyllia quangdongensis Zou, 1984 Caryophyllia quangdongensis 19
Caryophyllia ralphae Cairns, 1995 Caryophyllia ralphae 19
Trochocyathus rawsonii Pourtalès, 1874 Trochocyathus rawsonii 1663
Stephanocyathus regius Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Stephanocyathus regius 19
Trochocyathus rhombocolumna Alcock, 1902 Trochocyathus rhombocolumna 19
Rhizosmilia robusta Cairns, 1993 Rhizosmilia robusta 19
Paracyathus rotundatus Semper, 1872 Paracyathus rotundatus 19
Cyathoceras rubescens Moseley, 1881 Crispatotrochus rubescens 3477
Caryophyllia rugosa Moseley, 1881 Caryophyllia rugosa 19
Crispatotrochus rugosus Cairns, 1995 Crispatotrochus rugosus 19
Caryophyllia sarsiae Zibrowius, 1974 Caryophyllia sarsiae 19
Caryophyllia scillaemorpha Alcock, 1894 Caryophyllia ephyala 19
Caryophyllia scobinosa Alcock, 1902 Caryophyllia scobinosa 19
Coenocyathus sebroecki Kitahara, Capel & Migotto, 2020 Coenocyathus sebroecki 3477
Caryophyllia secta Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia secta 19
Caryophyllia seguenzae Duncan, 1873 Caryophyllia seguenzae 19
Trochocyathus semperi Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Trochocyathus semperi 19
Thalamophyllia senaria Kitahara & Cairns, 2021 Thalamophyllia senaria 3477
Polycyathus senegalensis Chevalier, 1966 Polycyathus senegalensis 19
Crispatotrochus septumdentatus Kitahara & Cairns, 2008 Crispatotrochus septumdentatus 3477
Caryophyllia smithii Stokes & Broderip, 1828 Caryophyllia smithii 19
Caryophyllia solida Cairns, 1991 Caryophyllia solida 19
Trochocyathus spinosocostatus Zibrowius, 1980 Trochocyathus spinosocostatus 19
Caryophyllia squiresi Cairns, 1982 Caryophyllia squiresi 19
Paracyathus stearnsii Verrill, 1869 Paracyathus stearnsii 19
Deltocyathus stella Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Deltocyathus stella 19
Caryophyllia stellula Cairns, 1998 Caryophyllia stellula 19
Deltocyathus stellulatus Cairns, 1984 Bourneotrochus stellulatus 3477
Paracyathus stokesii Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1848 Paracyathus stokesii 19
Desmophyllum striatum Cairns, 1979 Desmophyllum striatum 19
Deltocyathus suluensis Alcock, 1902 Deltocyathus suluensis 19
Deltocyathus taiwanicus Hu, 1987 Deltocyathus taiwanicus 19
Caryophyllia tangaroae Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia tangaroae 94196
Paracyathus tenuicalyx Vaughn, 1907 Trochocyathus rhombocolumna 3477
Caryophyllia transversalis Moseley, 1881 Caryophyllia transversalis 19
Caryophyllia unicristata Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Caryophyllia unicristata 19
Caryophyllia valdiviae Zibrowius & Gili, 1990 Caryophyllia valdiviae 19
Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873 Solenosmilia variabilis 19
Tethocyathus variabilis Cairns, 1979 Tethocyathus variabilis 19
Deltocyathus varians Gardiner & Waugh, 1938 Deltocyathus varians 19
Trochocyathus vasiformis Bourne, 1903 Trochocyathus vasiformis 19
Concentrotheca vaughani Cairns, 1991 Concentrotheca vaughani 19
Deltocyathus vaughani Yabe & Eguchi, 1932 Deltocyathus vaughani 19
Polycyathus verrilli Duncan, 1889 Polycyathus verrilli 19
Caryophyllia versicolorata Kitahara, Cairns & Miller, 2010 Caryophyllia versicolorata 3477
Paracyathus vittatus Dennant, 1906 Paracyathus vittatus 19
Stephanocyathus weberianus Alcock, 1902 Stephanocyathus coronatus 19
Trochocyathus wellsi Cairns, 2004 Trochocyathus wellsi 3477
Caryophyllia zanzibarensis Zou, 1984 Caryophyllia zanzibarensis 19
Paraconotrochus zeidleri Cairns & Parker, 1992 Paraconotrochus zeidleri 19
Caryophyllia zopyros Cairns, 1979 Caryophyllia zopyros 19
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