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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia cumingii |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia cumingii |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
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| Generic Name | Balanophyllia |
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| Scientific Name | Balanophyllia cumingii Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Balanophyllia cumingii | species | belongs to Balanophyllia | stated without evidence | Milne-Edwards and Haime, 1848 |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene |
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| Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Balanophyllia) |
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| Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) |
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| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Balanophyllia) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Yabe and M. Eguchi. 1942. Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan. Science reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Geology 22(2):105-178 |
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| Yabe H., Eguchi M. (1942) Fossil and recent simple corals from Japan, Science reports of the Tohoku Imperial University, Geology 22 2, 105-178 |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.) (2008) Checklist of marine biota of China seas: China Science Press. 1267 pp - via Catalogue of Life |
| Cairns, Stephen D., 1999: Species richness of recent Scleractinia. Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 59. 1-46. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) |
| Cairns, S.D.; Hoeksema, B.W. & van der Land, J. (2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Liu J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Cairns, S.D., 1994. Scleractinia of the Temperate North Pacific. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 557:150 pp., 42 plates, 3 figs. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| 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. In: Cold-Water Corals: The Biology and Geology of Deep-Sea Coral Habitats. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. - via World Register of Marine Species |
| Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Balanophyllia cumingii
