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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei van der Horst, 1938
These small cup coral lives solitary,but often also in groups (5-150 m depht).Tentacles are bright coloured.Balanophyllia can be found sub tidal and under darker overhangs on reefs,often in caves.
Correct name concering SeaLifeBase:
Balanophyllia bonaespei, Van der Horst, 1938
Correct name concering WoRMS:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei van der Horst, 1938
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) (Subgenus) > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei (Species)
These small cup coral lives solitary,but often also in groups (5-150 m depht).Tentacles are bright coloured.Balanophyllia can be found sub tidal and under darker overhangs on reefs,often in caves.
Correct name concering SeaLifeBase:
Balanophyllia bonaespei, Van der Horst, 1938
Correct name concering WoRMS:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei van der Horst, 1938
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) (Subgenus) > Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei (Species)