Balanopsammia wirtzi

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Scleractinia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Hexacorallia
Ordo: Scleractinia

Familia: Dendrophylliidae
Genus: Balanopsammia
Species: Balanopsammia wirtzi

Name edit

Balanopsammia wirtzi Ocaña & Brito, 2013

Type locality: Cabo Verde, Punta Preta, Tarrafal, isla de São Tiago.

Holotype: MMC. MMC-009.

References edit

  • Ocaña, O. & Brito, A., 2013: Balanopsammia wirtzi, a new genus and species of coral (Anthozoa: Scleractinia: Dendrophylliidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: A comparative study with the Mediterranean Cladopsammia rolandi. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 25: 87–104.