Invertebrate Zoology CNID-5475: Balanophyllia floridana

Florida Straits
Atlantic Ocean: Atlantic, Western Central: Gulf of Mexico: United States: Florida
[no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1868-01-01)
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Identifications

Balanophyllia floridana Pourtalès, 1868

Animalia Cnidaria Anthozoa Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae Balanophyllia floridana

porous cup coral

Identified by [no agent data]
Nature of ID: type ID

Citations

de Pourtales 1868, Page 137, [type status needs research] of Balanophyllia floridana

old database listed as syntype ?

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Contributions to the Fauna of the Gulf Stream at great depths

Locality and Collecting Event Details

Continent/Ocean:	Atlantic Ocean
Country:	United States
State/Province:	Florida
Specific Locality:	Florida Straits
Verbatim Locality:	USA, Florida, Florida Straits
Collecting Source:	wild caught
Depth:	26 to 63 fms
Coordinates:	24.430243° -81.264876° (Datum: WGS84) , Error: 121401 m
	Penny Benson; 2020-12-10; Source: GEOLocate
Collecting Date:	[no verbatim date data] (1700-01-01 - 1868-01-01)
Collecting Event Remarks:	End of date collected range set to year of type description

Collectors

US Coast Survey, 1867-1871

Louis F. Pourtales

Steamer Bibb

Part Details

Part Name	Condition	Disposition	#	Remarks
whole animal (dry)	unchecked	in collection	16

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MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria 000001-006000, pg.222

MCZBASE:The Database of the Zoological Collections