Scleractinia taxon details

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouinensis Squires, 1961

173038 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:173038)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Hexacorallia (Class)
  6. Scleractinia (Order)
  7. Refertina (Suborder)
  8. Dendrophylliidae (Family)
  9. Balanophyllia (Genus)
  10. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) (Subgenus)
  11. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouinensis (Species)
accepted
Species
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) Wood, 1844
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouiensis Squires, 1961 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961 · alternative representation
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48. [details] 
Holotype  (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961)...  
Holotype (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH 3368, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouinensis Squires, 1961. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=173038 on 2026-06-28
Date
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2005-07-13 08:49:24Z
created
Claus, Simon
2010-08-30 14:11:14Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2010-08-31 00:27:39Z
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Cairns, Stephen
2018-08-17 11:06:48Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2019-10-08 20:42:32Z
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Hoeksema, Bert
2022-12-29 10:31:48Z
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Hoeksema, Bert

original description (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) Squires DF. (1961). Deep sea corals collected by the Lamont Geological Observatory. 2. Scotia Sea corals. <em>American Museum Novitates.</em> 2046: 1-48. [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Cairns, Stephen (look up in IMIS) [details] 

basis of record Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. <em>Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review.</em> 41: 47-114. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available

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., V. Häussermann & G. Försterra. (2005). A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1018: 15-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1018.1.2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

redescription Cairns, S.D. (1982). Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. <em>Antarctic Research Series.</em> 34: 1-74. [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH 3368, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) MNHNS, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) MNHNS, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) AMNH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 45671, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 45672, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47146, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47147, geounit High Seas [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47148, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47149, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47150, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47151, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47153, geounit Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47154, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47155, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47177, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47178, geounit Overlapping claim South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: United Kingdom / Argentina [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 47179, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 53408, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) USNM 53409, geounit Argentinean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type (of Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961) ZMH, geounit Falkland Islands Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
From editor or global species database
Biology azooxanthellate [details]
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To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanophyllia malouinensis (2) 47153) (from synonym Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Balanophyllia malouinensis 47153) (from synonym Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (576 records) 
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