''Balanophyllia'' is a
genus
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of solitary corals in the
order
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of
stony corals
Scleractinia, also called stony corals or hard corals, are marine animals in the phylum Cnidaria that build themselves a hard skeleton. The individual animals are known as polyps and have a cylindrical body crowned by an oral disc in which a mo ...
.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*''
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** ''
Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
** ''
Balanophyllia bayeri
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Cairns, 1979
** ''
Balanophyllia bonaespei'' van der Horst, 1938
** ''
Balanophyllia capensis'' Verrill, 1865
** ''
Balanophyllia cedrosensis
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order (biology), order of Scleractinia, stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*''Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** ''Balanophyllia ba ...
'' Durham, 1947
** ''
Balanophyllia cellulosa'' Duncan, 1873
** ''
Balanophyllia chnous'' Squires, 1962
** ''
Balanophyllia corniculans'' (Alcock, 1902)
** ''
Balanophyllia cornu'' Moseley, 1881
** ''
Balanophyllia crassiseptum'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** ''
Balanophyllia crassitheca
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Cairns, 1995
** ''
Balanophyllia cumingii'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
** ''
Balanophyllia cyathoides'' (
Pourtalès, 1871)
** ''
Balanophyllia dentata
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Tenison Woods, 1879
** ''
Balanophyllia desmophyllioides
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Vaughan, 1907
** ''
Balanophyllia diademata
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' van der Horst, 1927
** ''
Balanophyllia diffusa
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Harrison & Poole, 1909
** ''
Balanophyllia dilatata
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Dennant, 1904
** ''
Balanophyllia dineta
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Cairns, 1977
** ''
Balanophyllia diomedeae
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Vaughan, 1907
** ''
Balanophyllia dubia
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' (Semper, 1872)
** ''
Balanophyllia elegans'' Verrill, 1864
** ''
Balanophyllia europaea
''Balanophyllia europaea'', called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae
Dendrophylliidae is a family of stony corals. Most (but not all) members are azooxanthellate and thus ...
'' (
Risso, 1826)
** ''
Balanophyllia floridana
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Pourtalès, 1868
** ''
Balanophyllia galapagensis
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Vaughan, 1907
** ''
Balanophyllia gemma
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' (Moseley, 1881)
** ''
Balanophyllia gemmifera'' Klunzinger, 1879
** ''
Balanophyllia generatrix'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** ''
Balanophyllia gigas'' Moseley, 1881
** ''
Balanophyllia hadros
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Cairns, 1979
** ''
Balanophyllia helenae'' Duncan, 1876
** ''
Balanophyllia iwayamaensis'' Abe, 1938
** ''
Balanophyllia japonica'' Cairns, 2001
** ''
Balanophyllia javaensis''† Cairns, 2001
** ''
Balanophyllia kalakauai'' Wright, 1882
** ''
Balanophyllia laysanensis
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Vaughan, 1907
** ''
Balanophyllia malouinensis'' Squires, 1961
** ''
Balanophyllia merguiensis'' Duncan, 1889
** ''
Balanophyllia palifera'' Pourtalès, 1878
** ''
Balanophyllia parallela'' (Semper, 1872)
** ''
Balanophyllia parvula'' Moseley, 1881
** ''
Balanophyllia pittieri''† Vaughan, 1919
** ''
Balanophyllia profundicella'' Gardiner, 1899
** ''
Balanophyllia rediviva'' Moseley, 1881
** ''
Balanophyllia regia'' Gosse, 1853
** ''
Balanophyllia scabra'' Alcock, 1893
** ''
Balanophyllia scabrosa'' (Dana, 1846)
** ''
Balanophyllia serrata
''Balanophyllia'' is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.
Subgenera
The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:
*'' Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia)'' Wood, 1844
** '' Balanophyllia bairdiana'' Milne Edwards & Hai ...
'' Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997
** ''
Balanophyllia spongiosa'' Cairns, 2004
** ''
Balanophyllia striata'' Duncan, 1876
** ''
Balanophyllia taprobanae'' Bourne, 1905
** ''
Balanophyllia tenuis'' van der Horst, 1922
** ''
Balanophyllia thalassae'' Zibrowius, 1980
** ''
Balanophyllia ukrainensis''† Cairns, 2001
** ''
Balanophyllia vanderhorsti'' Cairns, 2001
** ''
Balanophyllia wellsi'' Cairns, 1977
** ''
Balanophyllia yongei'' Crossland, 1952
*''
Balanophyllia (Eupsammia)'' Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
** ''
Balanophyllia caribbeana'' Cairns, 1977
** ''
Balanophyllia carinata'' (Semper, 1872)
** ''
Balanophyllia imperialis'' Kent, 1871
** ''
Balanophyllia pittieri'' Vaughan, 1919
** ''
Balanophyllia regalis'' (Alcock, 1893)
** ''
Balanophyllia stimpsonii'' (Verrill, 1865)
References
Dendrophylliidae
Scleractinia genera
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