Scleractinia taxon details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909
216155 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216155)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) Harrison, R.M., Poole, M. (2009). Marine Fauna from the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by Jas. J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R. N. Rudmose-Brown, B.Sc, University of Aberdeen: Madreporaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 79(4): 897-912, pl.s 85-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1910.tb06981.x [details]
Depth range 6-274 m
Depth range 6-274 m [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216155 on 2024-06-15
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(of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) Harrison, R.M., Poole, M. (2009). Marine Fauna from the Mergui Archipelago, Lower Burma, collected by Jas. J. Simpson, M.A., B.Sc, and R. N. Rudmose-Brown, B.Sc, University of Aberdeen: Madreporaria. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 79(4): 897-912, pl.s 85-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1910.tb06981.x [details]
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
additional source 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 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
basis of record Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Cairns, S.D. & N.B. Keller. (1993). New taxa and distributional records of azooxanthellate Scleractinia from the tropical south-west Indian Ocean, with comments on their zoogeography and ecology. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 103(5): 213-292, 13 pls. [details] Available for editors
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additional source 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]
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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
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Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 78594, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 78637 [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 78639, geounit Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 91780, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 91781, geounit Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia diffusa Harrison & Poole, 1909) USNM 91782, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]