Genus

Balanophyllia (Acorn cup corals)

Balanophyllia elegans. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Balanophyllia is a genus of solitary corals in the order of stony corals.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
    - Class: Anthozoa (Sea anemones and corals)
      - Subclass: Hexacorallia (Hexacorallians)
        Order: Scleractinia (Stony corals)
        Family: Dendrophylliidae
        Genus: Balanophyllia (Acorn cup corals)
        Species: Balanophyllia elegans (Orange cup coral)

Subtaxa

Species: Balanophyllia elegans (Orange cup coral)

Where in Humboldt

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