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Dendrophylliidae

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Dendrophylliidae
Balanophyllia bonaespei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Suborder: Dendrophylliina
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Gray, 1847
Genera
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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:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2012-08-15.