Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Balanophyllia affinis
coral pétreo, Stony coral
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Class
Anthozoa
Order
Scleractinia
Family
Dendrophylliidae
Genus
Balanophyllia
Species
affinis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Balanophyllia affinis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=9344. Accessed 5 November 2026.