Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Cnidaria > Subphylum Anthozoa > Class Hexacorallia > Order Scleractinia > Suborder Refertina > Family Dendrophylliidae > Genus Balanophyllia > Subgenus Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) thalassae Zibrowius, 1980

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Balanophyllia*	Wood, 1844	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Balanophyllia thalassae*	Zibrowius, 1980	synonym; alternate representation

Literature

basis of record	Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 109-110
additional source	Cairns, S.D. (2009-2017). On line appendix: Phylogenetic list of the 711 valid Recent azooxanthellate scleractinian species with their junior synonyms and depth ranges, 28 pp. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

Genbank

Citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) thalassae Zibrowius, 1980. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135182