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Family: Dendrophylliidae (See list of species below)

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32 species in Indian Ocean, Eastern with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Balanophyllia bairdiana []	No picture found Balanophyllia carinata []	No picture found Balanophyllia cornu []
No picture found Balanophyllia cumingii []	No picture found Balanophyllia dentata []	No picture found Balanophyllia diffusa []
No picture found Balanophyllia imperialis []	No picture found Balanophyllia parallela []	No picture found Balanophyllia profundicella []
No picture found Balanophyllia regalis []	No picture found Balanophyllia scabra []	No picture found Balanophyllia stimpsonii []
No picture found Balanophyllia taprobanae []	No picture found Cladopsammia gracilis []	No picture found Dendrophyllia alcocki []
Dendrophyllia arbuscula []	No picture found Dendrophyllia indica []	No picture found Dendrophyllia minuscula []
No picture found Dendrophyllia robusta []	No picture found Eguchipsammia fistula []	No picture found Enallopsammia rostrata [Beaked stony coral]
No picture found Endopachys bulbosa []	No picture found Endopachys grayi []	No picture found Endopsammia philippensis []
No picture found Heteropsammia eupsammides []	No picture found Leptopsammia columna []	No picture found Leptopsammia stokesiana []
No picture found Notophyllia etheridgi []	No picture found Notophyllia piscacauda []	No picture found Tubastraea tagusensis [Ahermatypic corals]
Turbinaria patula [Disc coral]	Turbinaria reniformis [Yellow scroll coral]

32 Species of Family Dendrophylliidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Balanophyllia bairdiana		Indo-West Pacific
Balanophyllia carinata		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia cornu		Indo-Pacific and Northeas
Balanophyllia cumingii		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia dentata		Indo-West Pacific
Balanophyllia diffusa		Indian Ocean.
Balanophyllia imperialis		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia parallela		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia profundicella		Western Central Pacific
Balanophyllia regalis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Balanophyllia scabra		Eastern Indian Ocean
Balanophyllia stimpsonii		Indo-West Pacific.
Balanophyllia taprobanae		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cladopsammia gracilis		Indo-Pacific.
Dendrophyllia alcocki		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia arbuscula		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia indica		Indo-West Pacific
Dendrophyllia minuscula		Indo-West Pacific.
Dendrophyllia robusta		Indo-West Pacific.
Eguchipsammia fistula		Indo-Pacific.
Enallopsammia rostrata	Beaked stony coral	Cosmopolitan, except for
Endopachys bulbosa		Indo-West Pacific
Endopachys grayi		Indo-Pacific.
Endopsammia philippensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Heteropsammia eupsammides		Indo-West Pacific
Leptopsammia columna		Eastern Indian Ocean
Leptopsammia stokesiana		Western Central Pacific.
Notophyllia etheridgi		Indo-West Pacific.
Notophyllia piscacauda		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tubastraea tagusensis	Ahermatypic corals	Indo-Pacific and Southwes
Turbinaria patula	Disc coral	Indo-Pacific. Tropical t
Turbinaria reniformis	Yellow scroll coral	Indo-West Pacific.

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