Scleractinia name details
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) javaensis Cairns, 2001 †
286932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:286932)
accepted > nomen novum
Species
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) variabilis Gerth, 1921 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia javaensis Cairns, 2001 † · alternative representation
Balanophyllia variabilis Gerth, 1921 † · unaccepted > junior homonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors 
Fossil range Miocene of Java
Homonymy Replacement name for B. variabilis Gerth, 1921, a junior homonym of B. variabilis Nomland, 1916.
Fossil range Miocene of Java [details]
Homonymy Replacement name for B. variabilis Gerth, 1921, a junior homonym of B. variabilis Nomland, 1916.
Homonymy Replacement name for B. variabilis Gerth, 1921, a junior homonym of B. variabilis Nomland, 1916. [details]
Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2025). World List of Scleractinia. Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) javaensis Cairns, 2001 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/scleractinia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=286932 on 2026-05-20
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Cairns, S.D. (2001). A generic revision and phylogenetic analysis of the Dendrophylliidae (Cnidaria: Scleractinia). <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology.</em> 615: 1-75., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.615 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Balanophyllia variabilis Gerth, 1921 †) Gerth H. (1921). Coelenterata. Anthozoa. In K. Martin (ed.): Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek und von Anderen. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden. Neue Folge.</em> 1 (2): 387-445, pls. 55-57. [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]
original description (of Balanophyllia variabilis Gerth, 1921 †) Gerth H. (1921). Coelenterata. Anthozoa. In K. Martin (ed.): Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek und von Anderen. <em>Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden. Neue Folge.</em> 1 (2): 387-445, pls. 55-57. [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
