Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires 1961

• Main Authors: Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A., Bremec, C. S.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2020
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Cnidaria; Anthozoa; Scleractinia; Dendrophylliidae; Balanophyllia; Balanophyllia malouinensis; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Drake Passage; Cape Horn; Burdwood Bank; Acuña; Desolación; Isla Desolación; Antarc*; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4425863; https://zenodo.org/record/4425863

Balanophyllia malouinensis Squires, 1961 Material examined : BBB 2016: St. 12; St. 13; St. 16; St. 18; St. 21; St. 23; St. 25; St. 36. PD BB 2017: St. 13; St. 14; St. 16; St. 31; St. 33; St. 34; St. 43 (Fig. 2H) (MACN-In: 41666, 41667, 41668, 41669, 41670, 41671, 41672, 41673). Distribution: Off Tierra del Fuego, Malvinas / Falkland Islands and Scotia Ridge between Burdwood bank and South Georgia, Drake Passage off Cape Horn, off Isla Desolación, Chile, 53ºS (Cairns 1982; Cairns et al. 2005). Remarks: This species was the most common scleractinid coral of the studied region. The collected specimens presented several epibionts (cnidarians, crustaceans) and were also used as settlement substrate for other species in the area. See Schejter & Bremec (2019) for detailed information on Scleractinia collected during these expeditions. : Published as part of Schejter, L., Genzano, G., Pérez, C. D., Acuña, F., Cordeiro, R. T. S., Silva, R. A., Garese, A. & Bremec, C. S., 2020, Checklist of Benthic Cnidaria in the SW Atlantic Ocean (54 ºS- 56 ºS), pp. 201-239 in Zootaxa 4878 (2) on page 217, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4878.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4424884 : {"references": ["Cairns, S. D. (1982) Antarctic and Subantarctic Scleractinia. Biology of the Antarctic Seas XI. Antarctic Researsch Series, 34, 1 - 74. https: // doi. org / 10.1029 / AR 034 p 0001", "Cairns, S. D., Haeusermann, V. & Forsterra, G. (2005) A review of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of Chile, with the description of two new species. Zootaxa, 1018 (1), 15 - 46. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1018.1.2", "Schejter, L. & Bremec, C. S. (2019) Stony corals (Anthozoa Scleractinia) of Burdwood Bank and neighbouring areas, SW Atlantic Ocean. Scientia Marina, 83 (3), 247 - 260. https: // doi. org / 10.3989 / scimar. 04863.10 A"]}