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Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) galapagensis Galapagos Cup Coral

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) galapagensis is commonly referred to as Galapagos Cup Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber David Marcelo Torres Arizaga, Ecuador

Foto: Isla de La Plata, Ecuador

01.11.2021
Courtesy of the author David Marcelo Torres Arizaga, Ecuador . Please visit www.inaturalist.org for more information.

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lexID:
18251 
AphiaID:
286924 
Scientific:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) galapagensis 
German:
Großpolyige Steinkoralle, Kelchkoralle 
English:
Galapagos Cup Coral 
Category:
Coraux durs LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Hexacorallia (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Dendrophylliidae (Family) > Balanophyllia (Genus) > (Balanophyllia) galapagensis (Species) 
Initial determination:
Vaughan, 1906 
Occurrence:
Columbia, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, South East Pacific 
Marine Zone:
Mesopelagial
Mesopelagic zone
lies between 200 to 1000 meters depth, thus it is considered the "twilight zone of the sea" between the light and dark depth zones. 
Sea depth:
18 - 462 Meter 
Habitats:
Marine / Salt Water, Reef slopes, Rocky reefs 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,23cm - 2,05cm) 
Temperature:
12,4 °F - 20,9 °F (12,4°C - 20,9°C) 
Food:
Frostfutter (Garnelen), Amphipods, azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Carnivore, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Insects, Mysis, Organic suspended sediment , Suspension feeder, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
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:
Not evaluated (NE) 
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
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-04-04 16:34:59 

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We would like to extend our sincere thanks to David Marcelo Torres Arizaga, a master’s student in biodiversity, ecology, and evolution from Ecuador, for the first photo of Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) galapagensis.

The corallum of this cup coral is solitary, horn-shaped, and firmly anchored to the substrate—often rock—via a thick stalk.
The septa are arranged in four complete cycles, with the largest specimen examined having 50 septa.

Unfortunately, little else is known about this azooxanthellate stony coral.

Synonyms:
Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) osburni Durham & Barnard, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Balanophyllia galapagensis Vaughan, 1906 · alternative representation
Balanophyllia osburni Durham & Barnard, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. A Revision of the Ahermatypic Scleractinia of the Galapagos and Cocos Islands, Seite 22f (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.
  2. iNaturalist Seite David Torres (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.
  3. Madreporaria, Seite 67f (en). Abgerufen am 04.04.2026.
  4. 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.

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Foto: Isla de La Plata, Ecuador

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