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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans Orange Cup Coral

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegansis commonly referred to as Orange Cup Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Chris Grossman, USA

Orange Cup Coral(Balanophyllia elegans), San Miguel Island,September 9-10, 2005


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lexID:
8704 
AphiaID:
286920 
Scientific:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans 
German:
Solitäre Steinkoralle 
English:
Orange Cup Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > (Balanophyllia) elegans (Species) 
Initial determination:
Verrill, 1864 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), Canada , Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), USA 
Sea depth:
0 - 48 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.98" (1cm - 2.5cm) 
Temperature:
55.4 °F - 64.4 °F (13°C - 18°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Balanophyllia bairdiana
  • Balanophyllia bayeri
  • Balanophyllia bonaespei
  • Balanophyllia buccina
  • Balanophyllia capensis
  • Balanophyllia caribbeana
  • Balanophyllia carinata
  • Balanophyllia cedrosensis
  • Balanophyllia cellulosa
  • Balanophyllia chnous
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-11-02 19:37:57 

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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans Verrill, 1864

Description: Body bright orange to yellow, with orangish to nearly clear tentacles which are tapered to tip. May be distinguished from Corynactis californica which lacks a hard skeleton and has capitate tentacles.

Size: The skeleton may be up to about 1cm in diameter.
Notes: This solitary coral is the only true coral that occurs in the intertidal in the Monterey Bay area.

Synonymised names
Balanophyllia elegans Verrill, 1864 (changed combination)

External links

  1. Diver.net Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Orange Cup Coral(Balanophyllia elegans), San Miguel Island,September 9-10, 2005
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Copyright Gary McDonald, Foto Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 March 2008
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Balanophyllia elegans (Pigeon Point) 2012
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans (HMB) 2011
Cup corals, Balanophyllia elegans.2010

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