Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Rhizopsammia verrilli
coral pétreo, Stony coral
Spreading yellow-orange polyps, joined by horizontal, cylintrical branches (called stolons) that pass between the bases of individual corralites.
Uncommon in Galapagos but found on subtidal rocky surfaces.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Dendrophylliidae
Genus
Rhizopsammia
Species
verrilli
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Balanophyllia scheeri Durham, 1962, Rhizopsammia chamissoi Wells, 1954
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Found in the Cocos islands, Indonesia and widely distributed throughout Galapagos.
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Cairns, S.D. (1991) A revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galápagos and the Cocos Islands. Smithsonian Contrib. Zool. 504: 1-44.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Chiriboga, A., Ober, W.C. (2005) A field guide to corals of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 54 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
- IUCN (2025) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-2. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- Wells, J.W. (1983) Annotated list of the scleractinian corals of the Galápagos. In: Glynn, P.W. & Wellington, G.M.: Corals and coral reefs of the Galápagos Islands. University of California Press, Berkley, Los Angeles, London, 213-291 p.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Rhizopsammia verrilli", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7916. Accessed 1 November 2026.