FIGURE 6. Balanophyllia thalassae Zibrowius, 1980 in Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from ECOMARG 2003, 2008 and 2009 expeditions to bathyal waters off north and northwest Spain (northeast Atlantic)

FIGURE 6. Balanophyllia thalassae Zibrowius, 1980 (stn. R2, Galicia Bank). A) Corallum in side view (H= 6.5 cm; GCD= 2.1 cm; LCD= 1.8 cm). B) Corallum in side view (H= 3.21 cm; GCD= 2.26 cm). C) Calicular view (H= 2.27 cm; GCD= 2.04 cm; LCD= 1.79 m, 71 septa). D) Calicular view (H= 1.6 cm; GCD= 1.9 cm; LCD= 1.6 cm, 60 septa). Dendrophyllia alternata Pourtalès, 1880 (stn. R2, Galicia Bank). E) Fragment of a colony. F) Calice. G) Detail of another fragment to show development of costae. Balanophyllia cellulosa Duncan, 1873 (stn. S7V, Le Danois Bank). H) Corallum with corrosion by Lumbrineris (H= 3.4 cm; GCD= 2.6 cm; LCD= 2.4 cm). I) Calicular view of another specimen (H= 2.8 cm; GCD= 2.1 cm; LCD= 1.9 cm). Scale bar: A, C–D, H–I= 2.0 cm; B= 1.0 cm; F–G= 0.5cm.