WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) scabrosa (Dana, 1846)
286944 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286944)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia scabrosa (Dana, 1846) · alternative representation
Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details] 
Depth range unknown
Depth range unknown [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) scabrosa (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286944 on 2026-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846 - 1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. <em>Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia.</em> 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18989497, http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [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]
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]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details]
additional source Verrill, A. E. (1864). List of the polyps and corals sent by the Museum of Comparative Zoology to other institutions in exchange, with annotations. <em>Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.</em> 1: 29-60., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6587563 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Balanophyllia scabrosa (Dana, 1846)) BMNH, geounit Vietnamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]Depth range unknown [details]
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZCOE179wholecolony) (from synonym Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZCOE179wholeupper) (from synonym Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 179) (from synonym Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846)
To ITIS
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZCOE179wholeupper) (from synonym Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (Holotype USNM 179) (from synonym Dendrophyllia scabrosa Dana, 1846)
To ITIS
