Polycyathus
Polycyathus muellerae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Caryophylliidae
Genus: Polycyathus
Duncan, 1876
Species
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Polycyathus is a genus of small corals in the order Scleractinia, the stony corals. Most species occur in the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

Species in the genus include:[2]

  • Polycyathus andamanensis Alcock, 1893
  • Polycyathus atlanticus Duncan, 1876
  • Polycyathus chaishanensis Lin et al., 2012[1]
  • Polycyathus difficilis Duncan, 1889
  • Polycyathus fulvus Wijsman-Best, 1970
  • Polycyathus furanaensis Verheij & Best, 1987
  • Polycyathus fuscomarginatus (Klunzinger, 1879)
  • Polycyathus hodgsoni Verheij & Best, 1987
  • Polycyathus hondaensis (Durham & Barnard, 1952)
  • Polycyathus isabela Wells, 1982
  • Polycyathus marigondoni Verheij & Best, 1987
  • Polycyathus mayae Cairns, 2000
  • Polycyathus muellerae (Abel, 1959)
  • Polycyathus norfolkensis Cairns, 1995
  • Polycyathus octuplus Cairns, 1999
  • Polycyathus palifera (Verrill, 1869)
  • Polycyathus persicus (Duncan, 1876)
  • Polycyathus senegalensis Chevalier, 1966
  • Polycyathus verrilli Duncan, 1889

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