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Balanophyllia Wood, 1844

Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, calicular view
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, calicular view

135108  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135108)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Dendrophylliidae (Family)
  9. Balanophyllia (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844
    1. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bairdiana Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
    2. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cellulosa Duncan, 1873
    3. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) chnous Squires, 1962
    4. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cornu Moseley, 1880
    5. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassitheca Cairns, 1995
    6. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cyathoides (Pourtalès, 1871)
    7. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) desmophyllioides Vaughan, 1907
    8. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) floridana Pourtalès, 1868
    9. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gemma (Moseley, 1880)
    10. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) generatrix Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
    11. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas Moseley, 1880
    12. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) italica (Michelin, 1841)
    13. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouinensis Squires, 1961
    14. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) palifera Pourtalès, 1878
    15. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) rediviva Moseley, 1880
    16. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) thalassae Zibrowius, 1980
    17. Species Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) wellsi Cairns, 1977
  2. Subgenus Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) Pourtalès, 1868 accepted as Thecopsammia Pourtalès, 1868 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    1. Species Balanophyllia (Thecopsammia) gemma Mosely, 1880 accepted as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gemma (Moseley, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  3. Species Balanophyllia formosa Gravier, 1915 accepted as Leptopsammia formosa (Gravier, 1915) (unaccepted > superseded combination, basionym)
  4. Species Balanophyllia goesi (Lindström, 1877) accepted as Rhizopsammia goesi (Lindström, 1877) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  5. Species Balanophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907 accepted as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas Moseley, 1880 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  6. Species Balanophyllia cellulosa Duncan, 1873 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cellulosa Duncan, 1873
  7. Species Balanophyllia cornu Moseley, 1880 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cornu Moseley, 1880
  8. Species Balanophyllia crassitheca Cairns, 1995 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassitheca Cairns, 1995
  9. Species Balanophyllia cyathoides (Pourtalès, 1871) represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cyathoides (Pourtalès, 1871)
  10. Species Balanophyllia desmophyllioides Vaughan, 1907 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) desmophyllioides Vaughan, 1907
  11. Species Balanophyllia floridana Pourtalès, 1868 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) floridana Pourtalès, 1868
  12. Species Balanophyllia gemma (Moseley, 1880) represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gemma (Moseley, 1880)
  13. Species Balanophyllia generatrix Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) generatrix Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
  14. Species Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas Moseley, 1880
  15. Species Balanophyllia italica (Michelin, 1841) represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) italica (Michelin, 1841)
  16. Species Balanophyllia palifera Pourtalès, 1878 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) palifera Pourtalès, 1878
  17. Species Balanophyllia rediviva Moseley, 1880 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) rediviva Moseley, 1880
  18. Species Balanophyllia thalassae Zibrowius, 1980 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) thalassae Zibrowius, 1980
  19. Species Balanophyllia wellsi Cairns, 1977 represented as Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) wellsi Cairns, 1977
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Wood, S. V. (1844). III.—Descriptive Catalogue of the Zoophytes from the Crag. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 13(81): 10-21. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484409442561
page(s): 11 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Depth range 0-1150 m  
Depth range 0-1150 m [details]

Fossil range Paleocene to Recent  
Fossil range Paleocene to Recent [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia Wood, 1844. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135108 on 2024-04-24
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Balanophyllia Wood, 1844. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135108 on 2024-04-24
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2006-09-06 06:55:51Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-09-07 13:48:11Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2018-08-06 19:16:27Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-06-24 17:00:44Z
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Hoeksema, Bert

original description Wood, S. V. (1844). III.—Descriptive Catalogue of the Zoophytes from the Crag. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 13(81): 10-21. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03745484409442561
page(s): 11 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (look up in IMIS) [details]   

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. <em>[Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone].</em> , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]   

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150.
page(s): 84, Plate 40j [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Moseley, H.N. (1876). Preliminary report to Professor Wyville Thompson, F.R.S., Director of the Civilian Scientific Staff, on the true corals dredged by H.M.S. 'Challenger' in deep water between the dates Dec. 30th, 1870, and August 31st. <em>Proc. R. Soc.</em> 24: 544-569.
page(s): 548, 565, 567  [details]   

additional source Daly, M.M., Fautin D.G., Cappola V.A., 2003. Systematics of the Hexacorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139 3: 419-437.
page(s): 424-425, 427-428 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Randall RH. (2003). An annotated checklist of hydrozoan and scleractinian corals collected from Guam and other Mariana Islands. <em>Micronesica.</em> 35-36: 121-137.
page(s): 136 [details]   

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417.
page(s): 405 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48.
page(s): 19 [details]   

additional source Zibrowius, H. & M.J. Grygier. (1985). Diversity and range of scleractinian coral hosts of Ascothoracida (Crustacea: Maxillopoda). <em>Annales de l'Institut Océanographique.</em> 61(2):115-138.
page(s): 127-128, Fig. 36-38 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Cairns, S.D. & H. Zibrowius. (1997). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the Philippine and Indonesian regions. <em>in: Crosnier, A. et al. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 16. Campagne Franco-Indonésienne KARUBAR. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 172: 27-244. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 28, 48, 49, 52, 59 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Duncan PM (1884) A revision of the families and genera of the sclerodermic Zoantharia, Ed. & H., or Madreporaria (M. Rugosa excepted). Journal of the Linnean Society of London, 18: 1-204. [details]   

additional source Faustino LA. (1927). Recent Madreporaria of the Philippine Islands. <em>Bureau of Science Manila Monograph.</em> 22: 1-310, pls. 1-100.
page(s): 232, 303, 232 [details]   

additional source Alcock AW. (1902). Report on the deep-sea Madreporaria of the Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga Expeditie.</em> 16a: 1-52, pls. 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.11383
page(s): 41, 46, 51 [details]   

additional source Wells JW. (1958). Scleractinian Corals. <em>British-Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition 1929-31 Reports Series B.</em> 6(11): 257-275, pls. 1-2.
page(s): 262 [details]   

additional source Baron-Szabo, R.C. & S.D. Cairns. (2019). Chapter 14: Part F, Revised, Volume 2, Chapter 14:Systematic Descriptions of the Scleractinia Family Dendrophylliidae. <em>Treatise Online, Part F, Revised.</em> 119: 1-33. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Maragos, J. E.; Molina, M.; Kenyon, J. (2004). Palmyra Atoll coral data compiled from Townsend Cromwell 2000-2002, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2000-2001, and Sette 2004 surveys [Table 8]. UNPUBLISHED, UNPUBLISHED [details]   

additional source Maragos, J. E.; VanRavenswaay, D.; Gulko, D. (2004). French Frigate Shoals coral data compiled from Townsend Cromwell 2000-2, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Rapture 2000 and 2002, and 2003 Sette surveys [Table 1]. UNPUBLISHED, Unpublished
page(s): 1 [details]   

additional source Maragos, J. E.; Potts, D. C.; Aeby, G.; Gulko, D.; Kenyon, J.; Siciliano, D.; VanRavenswaay, D. (2004). 2000-2002 rapid ecological assessment of coral (Anthozoa) on shallow reefs of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Part 1: Species and distribution. Pacific Science, 58(2): 211-230
page(s): 217 [details]   

additional source Moseley, H. N. (1881). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Part III. On the deep-sea Madreporaria. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 (Zoology), 2, Zoology, 3, (1): 127-208, 238-248
page(s): 193 [details]   

additional source van der Horst, C. J. (1922). The Madreporaria of the Siboga Expedition. Part III. Eupsammidae. Siboga-Expeditie Monographes, 16c, 46 [98] - 75 [127]
page(s): 64, 73 [details]   

additional source Laborel, J. (1970). Les peuplements de madréporaires des côtes tropicales du Brésil. Annales de l'Université d'Abidjan, 2, E, (3): 7-261
page(s): 151 [details]   

additional source DeFelice, R.; Minton, D.; Godwin, L. S. (2002). Records of Shallow-Water Marine Invertebrates from French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, with a Note on Noningenous Species: Report to U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Bishop Museum. Honolulu, Hawaii., pp. 78.
page(s): 25, 51 [details]   

additional source Maragos, J. E. (1977). Order Scleractinia, Stony Corals. Dennis M. Devaney and Lucius G. Eldredge (eds.). Bishop Museum Press. Honolulu, Hawaii, pp. 84
page(s): 162, 165-166, 197 [details]   

additional source Goffredo, S.; Radetić, J.; Airi, V.; Zaccanti, F. (2005). Sexual reproduction of the solitary sunset cup coral Leptopsammia pruvoti (Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) in the Mediterranean. 1. Morphological aspects of the gametogenesis and ontogenesis. Marine Biology, 147, 485-495
page(s): 492 [details]   

additional source Stetson, T. R.; Squires, D. F.; Pratt, R. M. (1962). Coral banks occurring in deep water on the Blake Plateau. American Museum Novitates, (2114): 1-39
page(s): 22 [details]   

additional source Smith FGW. (1954). Gulf of Mexico Madreporaria. <em>Fisheries Bulletin of the Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.).</em> 55, 291-295.
page(s): 294 [details]   

additional source Kühlmann, D. H. H. (2006). Die Steinkorallensammlung im Naturhistorischen Museum in Rudolstadt (Thüringen) nebst ökologischen Bemerkungen. Rudolstädter Naturhistorische Schriften, 13, 37-113
page(s): 64, 104, 113 [details]   

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74.
page(s): 54, 56-57 Plate 16, figs. 1-3 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (2000). A revision of the shallow-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia of the western Atlantic. <em>Studies on the Natural History of the Caribbean Region.</em> 75: 1-231. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
 
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Nontype WAM 128-58, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 258-93 [details]
Nontype WAM 362-79, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 450-96, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 46-96, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 64-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 68-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 68-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 704-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 83-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 93-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype WAM 96-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype ZMAN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type BMNH [details]
Unknown type MCZ 3571 [details]
Unknown type WAM 146-83, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Corallum solitary and attached, having a polycyclic base; theca costate, epitheca absent or present; Pourtales Plan present; columella spongy and elongate. Azooxanthellate. [details]

Remark This genus and family were monographed by Cairns (2001), which included a phylogenetic analysis based on morphology. 129 species, 76 of which are fossil (Cairns, 2001). [details]

From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate and zooxanthellate [details]

Depth range 0-1150 m [details]

Fossil range Paleocene to Recent [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
LanguageName 
English turret coral  [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) 
To Genbank 
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491351) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491352) 
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, calicular view
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, calicular view
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus,side view
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus,side view
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, non-type, polycyclic base
Balanophyllia (B.) calyculus, non-type, polycyclic base
Balanophyllia (E.) caribbeana, detail of axial edges
Balanophyllia (E.) caribbeana, detail of axial edges
Balanophyllia (E.) trochiformis, side view
Balanophyllia (E.) trochiformis, side view
Balanophyllia (E.) trochiformis, calicular view
Balanophyllia (E.) trochiformis, calicular view
From other sources
Balanophyllia Rangiroa
Balanophyllia Rangiroa
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491351)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491351)
Hosted externally
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491352)
To NMNH Extant Collection (1491352)
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