WoRMS taxon details

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas Moseley, 1880

286927  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286927)

accepted
Species
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880 · alternative representation
Balanophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]   
Depth range 90-640 m  
Depth range 90-640 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas Moseley, 1880. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286927 on 2024-03-29
Date
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
created
2010-08-30 14:11:14Z
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2020-07-16 08:11:27Z
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2020-08-02 09:28:08Z
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2022-12-29 10:31:48Z
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original description  (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) Moseley, H.N. (1881 [1880]). Report on certain hydroid, alcyonarian, and madreporarian corals procured during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger, in the years 1873–1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 2 (part 7): 1-248, pl. Hydrocorallinae 1-14, Helioporidae 1-2, Madreporaria 1-16., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-07/README.htm [details]   

original description  (of Balanophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907) Vaughan TW. (1907). Recent Madreporaria of the Hawaiian Islands and Laysan. <em>US National Museum Bulletin.</em> 59 (9): 1-427. [details]   

context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (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]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1998). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Western Australia. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 361-417. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source 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 [request] 

additional source Cairns, S.D. (1999). Cnidaria Anthozoa: Deep-water azooxanthellate Scleractinia from Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands. <em>In: Crosnier, A. (Ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM 20. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Série A, Zoologie.</em> 20(180): 31-167. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Cairns, S.D., L. Gershwin, F.J. Brook, P. Pugh, E.W. Dawson, O.V.; Ocaña, W. Vervoort, G. Williams, J.E. Watson, D.M. Opresko, P. Schuchert, P.M. Hine, D.P. Gordon, H.I. Campbell, A.J. Wright, J.A.Sánchez & D.G. Fautin. (2009). Phylum Cnidaria: corals, medusae, hydroids, myxozoans. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 59-101., available online at https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/8431 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Kitahara, M.V. & S.D. Cairns. (2021). Azooxanthellate Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) from New Caledonia. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 215:1-722. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1995). The marine fauna of New Zealand: Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Memoir.</em> 103: 1-210. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Cotype (of Balanophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907) USNM 20823, geounit United States Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) AM G16553, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) AUH AU11141, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 43411, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58936, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58939, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58941, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58941, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58943, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58944, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58945, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58980, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58981, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 58982, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 59037 [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) IGPS 59341 [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) MNHN, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) MNHN, geounit Vanuatu Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) NMNZ CO123, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) POLIPI, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) RMNH, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 94219, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 94220, geounit New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 96689, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 97600, geounit Philippines Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) WAM 562-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) WAM 567-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) WAM 686-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) WAM 736-84, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) WAM Z20513, geounit Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia hawaiiensis Vaughan, 1907) IGPS 58994, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) ORI, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 92882, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia gigas Moseley, 1880) USNM 92883, geounit Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From other sources
Biology azooxanthellate [details]

Depth range 90-640 m [details]

Habitat shelf to slope [details]