WoRMS taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia Gosse, 1853
135181 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:135181)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia balaerica Lacaze-Duthiers, 1897 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia brevis Duncan, 1882 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853) Gosse, P.H. (1853). A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast. <em>John van Voorst, London.</em> pp. i-xvi, 1-451, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23993750 [details] 
Depth range 2-100 m
Depth range 2-100 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia Gosse, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=135181 on 2025-02-11
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original description
(of Balanophyllia brevis Duncan, 1882) Duncan PM. (1882). On some recent corals from Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1882: 213-220, pl. 8. [details]
original description (of Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853) Gosse, P.H. (1853). A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast. <em>John van Voorst, London.</em> pp. i-xvi, 1-451, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23993750 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (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 Arrigoni R, Kitano YF, Stolarski J, Hoeksema BW, Fukami H, Stefani F, Galli P, Montano S, Castoldi E, Benzoni F. (2014). A phylogeny reconstruction of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) based on molecular and micromorphological criteria, and its ecological implications. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43 (6): 661-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12072 [details]
additional source Lacaze-Duthiers, H. (1897). Faune du Golfe de Lion. Coralliaires. Zoanthaires sclérodermés (Deuxième mémoire). <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale, Sér. 3.</em> 5: 1-249, pls. 1-12. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853) Gosse, P.H. (1853). A naturalist's rambles on the Devonshire coast. <em>John van Voorst, London.</em> pp. i-xvi, 1-451, pls 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23993750 [details]
basis of record Cairns, S.D., Hoeksema, B.W., and J. van der Land, 2001. Scleractinia, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 109-110 (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 Arrigoni R, Kitano YF, Stolarski J, Hoeksema BW, Fukami H, Stefani F, Galli P, Montano S, Castoldi E, Benzoni F. (2014). A phylogeny reconstruction of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria, Scleractinia) based on molecular and micromorphological criteria, and its ecological implications. <em>Zoologica Scripta.</em> 43 (6): 661-688., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12072 [details]
additional source Lacaze-Duthiers, H. (1897). Faune du Golfe de Lion. Coralliaires. Zoanthaires sclérodermés (Deuxième mémoire). <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale, Sér. 3.</em> 5: 1-249, pls. 1-12. [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853) MNHN, geounit Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unreviewed
Biology solitary; azooxanthellate [details]Depth range 2-100 m [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat coastal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | gouden sterkoraal | [details] |
| English | scarlet-and-gold star coralscarlet coralscarlet and gold star-coralroyal star coralgolden star coral | [details] |
| German | Königliche Warzenkoralle | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Balanophyllia brevis Duncan, 1882)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balanophyllia regia) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (162 records)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Balanophyllia brevis Duncan, 1882)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Balanophyllia regia) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Balanophyllia regia Gosse, 1853)
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (162 records)
To ITIS
