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Leptopsammia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Cnidaria

Order
  
Scleractinia

Family
  
Dendrophylliidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Hexacorallia

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Similar
  
Leptopsammia pruvoti, Scleractinia, Balanophyllia, Balanophyllia europaea, Dendrophylliidae

Leptopsammia pruvoti sunset cup coral and apogon imberbis cardinalfish hd


Leptopsammia is a genus of stony cup corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. Members of this genus are found at depths down to about 900 metres (3,000 ft). They are azooxanthellate, meaning that they do not contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae as do many species of coral.

Contents

Leptopsammia MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Sunset cup coral

Species

The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS):

Leptopsammia MarLIN The Marine Life Information Network Sunset cup coral

  • Leptopsammia britannica (Duncan, 1870)
  • Leptopsammia chevalieri Zibrowius, 1980
  • Leptopsammia columna Folkeson, 1919
  • Leptopsammia crassa van der Horst, 1922
  • Leptopsammia formosa (Gravier, 1915)
  • Leptopsammia poculum (Alcock, 1902)
  • Leptopsammia pruvoti Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897
  • Leptopsammia queenslandiae Wells, 1964
  • Leptopsammia stokesiana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Leptopsammia trinitatis Hubbard & Wells, 1987

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    References

    Leptopsammia Wikipedia
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