Turret Coral [Balanophyllia]
Description
Turret coral grows as upright, cup- or tower-like structures that can look like tiny columns on the seafloor. Divers may notice their distinct shapes and the way they stand out against sand, rubble, or rocky reef patches.
Species
Baird’s cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bairdiana
Bayer’s cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bayeri
Bonaespei cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei
Cape cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) capensis
Cedros cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cedrosensis
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cellulosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cellulosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) chnous
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) chnous
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) corniculans
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) corniculans
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cornu
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cornu
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassiseptum
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassiseptum
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassitheca
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) crassitheca
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cumingii
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cumingii
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cyathoides
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) cyathoides
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dentata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) desmophyllioides
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) desmophyllioides
Balanophyllia diademata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) diademata
Balanophyllia diffusa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) diffusa
Balanophyllia dilatata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dilatata
Balanophyllia dineta
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dineta
Balanophyllia diomedeae
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) diomedeae
Balanophyllia dubia
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) dubia
Orange Stony Coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans
European Star Coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea
Porous Cup Coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) floridana
Balanophyllia galapagensis
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) galapagensis
Balanophyllia gemma
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gemma
Balanophyllia gemmifera
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gemmifera
Balanophyllia generatrix
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) generatrix
Balanophyllia gigas
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) gigas
Balanophyllia hadros
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) hadros
Balanophyllia helenae
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) helenae
Balanophyllia italica
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) italica
Balanophyllia iwayamaensis
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) iwayamaensis
Balanophyllia japonica
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) japonica
Balanophyllia kalakauai
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) kalakauai
Laysan cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) laysanensis
Malouin cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) malouinensis
Mergui cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) merguiensis
Palifera cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) palifera
Parallela cup coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) parallela
Balanophyllia parvula
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) parvula
Balanophyllia profundicella
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) profundicella
Balanophyllia rediviva
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) rediviva
Golden Star Coral
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia
Balanophyllia scabra
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) scabra
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) scabrosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) scabrosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) serrata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) serrata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) spongiosa
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) striata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) striata
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) taprobanae
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) taprobanae
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Cnidarians
Cnidaria
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Hexacorallians
Hexacorallia
|
| Order |
Hard Corals
Scleractinia
|
| Family |
Cup Corals
Dendrophylliidae
|
Statistics
- Species 50