Balanophyllia bonaespei
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Subclass: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Balanophyllia |
| Species: | B. bonaespei |
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Balanophyllia bonaespei van der Horst, 1938 |
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Balanophyllia bonaespei is a species of solitary cup coral, a stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is an azooxanthellate species that does not contain symbiotic dinoflagellates in its tissues as most corals do.
Cup corals are solitary hard corals which superficially resemble orange sea anemones. They grow to 1-2cm in diameter. They have almost transparent beaded tentacles.
This species is known from Saldanha Bay to East London off the South African coast, and lives from 5 to 150 metres (16 to 492 ft) under water.
This species is often found in caves or under dark overhangs.
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