Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909
1292005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1292005)
alternative representation
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Harrison, R.M., Poole, M. (2009). Marine Fauna from the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by Jas. J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R. N. Rudmose-Brown, B.Sc, University of Aberdeen: Madreporaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 79(4): 897-912, pl.s 85-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1910.tb06981.x [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1292005 on 2025-09-11
original description
Harrison, R.M., Poole, M. (2009). Marine Fauna from the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by Jas. J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R. N. Rudmose-Brown, B.Sc, University of Aberdeen: Madreporaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 79(4): 897-912, pl.s 85-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1910.tb06981.x [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 25 [details]
additional source Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 212 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
additional source Cairns, S.D., B.W. Hoeksema & J. van der Land. (1999). Appendix: List of extant stony corals. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 459: 13-46.
page(s): 25 [details]
additional source Pillai CSG. (1972). Stony corals of the seas around India. <em>Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Corals and Coral Reefs, 1969. Marine Biological Association of India Symposium.</em> 5: 191-216.
page(s): 212 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype USNM 78594, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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Nontype USNM 78639, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91780, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91781, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype USNM 91782, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]