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Balanophyllia elegans

Verrill, 1864

Orange Cup Coral

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.935035

Element CodeIDANT0Z020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumCnidaria

ClassAnthozoa

OrderScleractinia

FamilyDendrophylliidae

GenusBalanophyllia

Other Common Names

Orange Stony Coral (EN) Scléractiniaire élégant (FR)

Concept Reference

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock, and D.M. Opresko. 2002. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 28, Bethesda, Maryland. 115 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaN3

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gravina	Tongass National Forest	37,381
North Baranof	Tongass National Forest	314,089
Redoubt	Tongass National Forest	68,347
Sitka Urban	Tongass National Forest	112,003

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Mt. Baldy	Olympic National Forest	3,557

References (1)

Cairns, S.D., D.R. Calder, A. Brinckmann-Voss, C.B. Castro, D.G. Fautin, P.R. Pugh, C.E. Mills, W.C. Jaap, M.N. Arai, S.H.D. Haddock, and D.M. Opresko. 2002. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Cnidaria and Ctenophora. 2nd edition. American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 28, Bethesda, Maryland. 115 pp.