Scleractinia taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bayeri Cairns, 1979
286902 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286902)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors 
Holotype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM...
Holotype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM 46909, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Depth range 274-311 m
Depth range 274-311 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bayeri Cairns, 1979. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286902 on 2025-09-11
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(of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) Cairns, S.D. (1979). The deep-water Scleractinia of the Caribbean and adjacent waters. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands.</em> 57:1-341. [details] Available for editors
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]
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]
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]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM 46909, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM 46910, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM 46911, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia bayeri Cairns, 1979) USNM 46912, geounit Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]