| Balanophyllia elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Dendrophylliidae |
| Genus: | Balanophyllia |
| Species: | B. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Balanophyllia elegans | |
Balanophyllia elegans, the orange coral or orange cup coral, is a species of solitary cup coral, a stony coral in the family Dendrophylliidae. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. As an azooxanthellate species, it does not contain symbiotic dinoflagellates in its tissues in the way that most corals do.[1]
- ^ a b Hoeksema, Bert (2017). "Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans Verrill, 1864". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 September 2017.