Taxonomy

Animalia

Cnidaria

Anthozoa

Scleractinia

Dendrophylliidae

Tree-leaf-coral Hard-rayed Flower-animals Stinging-cell-possessors Life-possessing-beings

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:

Astroides Quoy & Gaimard, 1827

Balanophyllia Wood, 1844

Dendrophylliidae. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrophylliidae.