Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Phyllangia consagensis
coral pétreo, Stony coral
Coralites are often a brilliant pink, cylindrical or irregular in shape, and rise only 3-5 mm above the coenosteum.
Common throughout the Galapagos, found in caves or under ledges.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Caryophylliidae
Genus
Phyllangia
Species
consagensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Bathycyathus consagensis Durham & Barnard, 1952, Lophosmilia wellsi Durham & Barnard, 1952
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Found in the Gulf of California and 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.
- Durham, W.J. (1962) Corals from the Galapagos and Cocos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 32 (2): 41-56.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. (2008) A field guide to corals and other radiates of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 162 pp.
- Hickman, C.P. Jr. Chiriboga, A., Ober, W.C. (2005) A field guide to corals of Galápagos. Sugar Spring Press, Lexington, Virginia, 54 pp.
- 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, Phyllangia consagensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7928. Accessed 31 October 2026.