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Tooth Coral, Scarlet Coral

Balanophyllia europaea

Balanophyllia europaea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae.

Tooth Coral, Scarlet Coral
Photo: Massimiliano DE MARTINO · CC BY-SA 3.0

Overview

Balanophyllia europaea, called also scarlet coral or pig-tooth coral, is a small species of stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae.

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

Video

Supplementary Movie 1 Balanophyllia europaea close to the craterCredit: Fantazzini P, Mengoli S, Pasquini L, Bortolotti V, Brizi L, Mariani M, Di Giosia M, Fermani S, Capaccioni B, Caroselli E, Prada F, Zaccanti F, Levy O, Dubinsky Z, Kaandorp J, Konglerd P, Hammel J, Dauphin Y, Cuif J, Weaver J, Fabricius K, Wagermaier W, Fratzl P, Falini G, Goffredo S · CC BY 4.0Source ↗

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Balanophyllia europaea Wikipedia

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