Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994
286951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286951)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(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 
Holotype USNM 92888, geounit Japanese Exclusive...
Holotype USNM 92888, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Homonymy Junior homonym of fossil species B. teres Romer, 1863. Replacement name: B. japonica Cairns, 2001
Homonymy Junior homonym of fossil species B. teres Romer, 1863. Replacement name: B. japonica Cairns, 2001 [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) teres Cairns, 1994. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286951 on 2025-09-11
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(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
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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): 26 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [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]
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): 26 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 92888, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 92889, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 92890, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype USNM 92891, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]