Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Scleractinia > Dendrophylliidae > Balanophyllia > Balanophyllia europaea

Balanophyllia europaea (Scarlet Coral)

Synonyms: Balanophyllia verrucaria; Caryophyllia europaea; Desmophyllum stellaria

Wikipedia Abstract

Balanophyllia europea, called also Scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae.
View Wikipedia Record: Balanophyllia europaea

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Balanophyllia europaea

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0