Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia Gosse, 1853 
AphiaID: 135181

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Hexacorallia > Scleractinia > Dendrophylliidae > Balanophyllia > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844
Sources		basis of record: Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema, 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 (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: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] redescription: Zibrowius, H. 1980, Les Scleractiniares de la Mediterranee et de l Atlantique nord-oriental. Mem. Inst. ocean. , Monaco, 11: 284 pp. page(s): 185 [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch gouden sterkoraal  [details] English golden star coral  [details] English scarlet coral  [details]
Environment		marine
Distribution		Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] East North Atlantic [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Mediterranean Sea [details] United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details] West Coast of England [details]
Links		Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland To Encyclopedia of Life To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection To ITIS
Image		Van Beneden (1867, pl. 19) added on 2008-05-07 - author: P.J. Van Beneden scan provided by VLIZ - Wetenschatten qualitystatus: checked by Fautin, Daphne on 2009-12-24 17:19:12
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135181
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Hoeksema, Bert 2010-11-18 00:03:49Z   changed   Cairns, Stephen
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		Citation: Cairns, S.; Hoeksema, B. (2013). Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia Gosse, 1853. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135181 on 2013-06-18
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