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

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

BalanophylliaWood, 1844accepted genus name

Children

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cellulosa Duncan, 1873
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea (Risso, 1827)
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia Gosse, 1853
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) thalassae Zibrowius, 1980

Literature

redescription

Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 615: 1-75.

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Citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844. 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:509950

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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2022-06-25 by Bert Hoeksema

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