Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia dineta Cairns, 1977
1431043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1431043)
alternative representation
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 45858, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 45858, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia dineta Cairns, 1977. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1431043 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]
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 Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 164-165 Figs. 23 195-196 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 Reyes J, Santodomingo N, Flórez P. (2010). Corales Escleractinios de Colombia. <em>Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (INVEMAR), Santa Marta, Colombia.</em> pp 1-246. [details]
additional source Kitahara MV. (2007). Species richness and distribution of azooxanthellate Scleractinia in Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81 (3): 497-518. [details]
additional source 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.
page(s): 164-165 Figs. 23 195-196 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pires DE. (2007). The azooxanthellate coral fauna of Brazil. <em>Bulletin of Marine Science.</em> 81:265-272. [details]
additional source Santodomingo, N.; Reyes, J.; Flórez, P.; Chacón-Gómez, I.C.; van Ofwegen, L.P.; Hoeksema, B.W. (2012). Diversity and distribution of azooxanthellate corals in the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 43(1): 7-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-012-0131-6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 45858, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SME, geounit Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MCZ, geounit Barbados Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MCZ, geounit Grenadian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype MCZ, geounit Guadeloupean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RSMAS 0,53472222222, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype RSMAS 0,54166666667, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45859, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45860, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45861, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45862, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45863, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45864, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45865, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45866, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45867, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45868, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45869, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 45870, geounit Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 46675, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 46676, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 46677, geounit Trinidad and Tobago Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62613, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62617, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62618, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62619, geounit Surinamese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62620, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 62621, geounit Guyanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type USNM 7068, geounit Venezuelan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]