WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa Cairns, 2004
286946 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286946)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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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(of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request](of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM...
Holotype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM G13677, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 11-18 m
Depth range 11-18 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa Cairns, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286946 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
original description (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]original description (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
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] 
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM G13677, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM G13671, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM G13672, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) AM G13678, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004) USNM 1008864, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
