Gary, 1847
Genera: Six genera are found in the shallow waters of the Indo-West Pacific:
Genus Balanophyllia Balanophyllia carinata (1),
Genus Dendrophyllia Dendrophyllia ijimai (1) ,
Genus Duncanopsammia Duncanopsammia axifuga,
Genus Heteropsammia Heteropsammia cochlea (1)
Genus Tubastraea Tubastraea coccinea (1),
Genus Turbinaria Turbinaria frondens (1).
Description: Corals free living (Balanophyllia, Heteropsammia), or colonial, cup-shaped (Dendrophyllia, Duncanopsammia, Tubastrea), foliaceous (Turbinaria), or branched (Tubastrea).