Balanophyllia

Balanophyllia
Balanophyllia bonaespei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Dendrophylliidae
Genus: Balanophyllia
Wood, 1844
Subgenera[1]
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Balanophyllia is a genus of solitary corals in the family of stony corals.

Subgenera

The genus includes two subgenera with species as follows:

References

  1. Balanophyllia Wood, 1844 World Register of Marine Species. accessed 15 August 2012
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