Scleractinia name details

Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004

1543312  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1543312)

  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)
  10. Balanophyllia spongiosa (Species)
alternative representation
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

(of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Holotype  AM G13677, geounit Australian Exclusive...  
Holotype AM G13677, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia spongiosa Cairns, 2004. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1543312 on 2025-09-11
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original description Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329.
page(s): 267, 313, 314, 329 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa Cairns, 2004) Cairns, S.D. (2004). The azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) of Australia. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 56(3): 259-329. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype AM G13677, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype AM G13671, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype AM G13672, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype AM G13678, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 1008864, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

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