WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) japonica Cairns, 2001
286931 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286931)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym)
Balanophyllia japonica Cairns, 2001 · alternative representation
Balanophyllia teres Cairns, 1994 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors 
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Depth range 154-237 m
Homonymy Replacement name for junior homonym B. teres Cairns, 1994.
Depth range 154-237 m [details]
Homonymy Replacement name for junior homonym B. teres Cairns, 1994.
Homonymy Replacement name for junior homonym B. teres Cairns, 1994. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) japonica Cairns, 2001. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286931 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Balanophyllia teres Cairns, 1994) Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]original description (of Balanophyllia teres Cairns, 1994) Cairns, S.D. (1994). Scleractinia of the temperate North Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 557: 1-150. [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
Other
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 Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994) ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994) USNM 92889, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994) USNM 92890, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994) USNM 92891, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
