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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei Small cup coral

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei is commonly referred to as Small cup coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Balanophyllia bonaespei, Port Elzabeth, Copyright Johan Swanepoel


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lexID:
8705 
AphiaID:
286903 
Scientific:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei 
German:
Solitäre Steinkoralle 
English:
Small Cup Coral 
Category:
LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > (Balanophyllia) bonaespei (Species) 
Initial determination:
van der Horst, 1938 
Occurrence:
Indian Ocean, South-Africa 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
5 - 150 Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.98" (1cm - 2.5cm) 
Temperature:
57.2 °F - 66.2 °F (14°C - 19°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Zooplankton 
Tank:
11 gal (~ 50L)  
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Balanophyllia bayeri
  • Balanophyllia buccina
  • Balanophyllia caribbeana
  • Balanophyllia carinata
  • Balanophyllia cedrosensis
  • Balanophyllia cellulosa
  • Balanophyllia chnous
  • Balanophyllia corniculans
  • Balanophyllia cornu
  • Balanophyllia crassiseptum
 
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in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-14 22:53:57 

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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei van der Horst, 1938

These small cup coral lives solitary,but often also in groups (5-150 m depht).Tentacles are bright coloured.Balanophyllia can be found sub tidal and under darker overhangs on reefs,often in caves.

Correct name concering SeaLifeBase:
Balanophyllia bonaespei, Van der Horst, 1938

Correct name concering WoRMS:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) bonaespei van der Horst, 1938

External links

  1. Eastern Cape Scuba Diving (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Review of Coral Taxonomy, Evolution and Diversity by John E. N. Veron, Mary G. Stafford-Smith, Lyndon M. DeVantier and Emre Turak (en). Abgerufen am 29.04.2026.
  4. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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