Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia grandis Cairns, 1977
1381538 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1381538)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (1977). A review of the Recent species of Balanophyllia (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) in the western Atlantic, with descriptions of four new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 90(1): 132-148. [details]
Holotype USNM 45850, geounit Honduran Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 45850, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia grandis Cairns, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1381538 on 2025-09-11
original description
Cairns, S.D. (1977). A review of the Recent species of Balanophyllia (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) in the western Atlantic, with descriptions of four new species. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 90(1): 132-148. [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 45850, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RSMAS 0,53333333333, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RSMAS 0,54236111111, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45851, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45852, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45853, geounit Panamanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45854, geounit Honduran Exclusive Economic Zone [details]