WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata Tenison Woods, 1879
AphiaID: 286914
AphiaID: 286914
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) (Subgenus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||
| Parent | Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844 | ||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: S.D.Cairns, B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land, update Oct. 2007, as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Cairns, S.D., 2009. 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 http://www.lophelia.org/online-appendices [details] additional source: Cairns, S.D., 2004. Azooxanthellate Scleractinia of Australia. Rec. Australian Mus., 56(3): 259-329, 12 pls. [details] redescription: Cairns, S.D., and S. A. Parker, 1992. Review of the Recent Scleractinia (Stony Corals) of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Rec. S. Australian Mus., Mono. Ser. 3: 82 pp., 18 pls. [details] | ||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Central Pacific Ocean [details] West Pacific [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To Encyclopedia of Life To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS | ||||||||||
| Notes |
Biology: azooxanthellate [details] Depth range: 66-135 m [details] | ||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286914 | ||||||||||
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| Citation: Cairns, S. (2013). Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata Tenison Woods, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286914 on 2013-05-24 | |||||||||||
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