WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879
286914 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286914)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
(of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
(of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
Depth range 66-135 m
Depth range 66-135 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286914 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) Tenison Woods, J. E. (1879). On three new genera and one new species of Madreporaria corals. <em>Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.</em> 3: 92-99, pl. 10., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.22219 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
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Cairns, S.D. & S.A. Parker. (1992). Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. <em>Records South Australian Museum, Monograph Series.</em> 3: 1-82, pls. 1-18,. [details] Available for editors 
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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. <em>In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats.</em> Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. [details] 
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G11910, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G16535, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G16619, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G16654, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G16708, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) AM G7940, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia dentata Tenison-Woods, 1879) USNM 1009342, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
