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Litophyton

Van Ofwegen, Leen P.

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Litophyton

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Litophyton is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumCnidaria
  3. ClassAnthozoa
  4. OrderMalacalcyonacea
  5. FamilyNephtheidae
Habitatmarine
Observations62

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Specimen records
126
With media
16
Family
Nephtheidae
Collections
CAS, USNM
Recorded in
Philippines, Japan, Australia, Palau, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Tanzania, Papua New Guinea, Marshall Islands

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Nephtheidae
Image
Litophyton arboreum at Umm Khararim.JPG
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Commons category
Litophyton
taxon name
Litophyton
taxon rank
genus
taxon author citation
Forskål, 1775
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Species
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Litophyton is a genus of soft corals in the family Nephtheidae.

==Species== The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus: Litophyton acuticonicum (Verseveldt, 1974) Litophyton amentaceum (Studer, 1894) Litophyton arboreum Forskål, 1775 Litophyton bayeri (Verseveldt, 1966) Litophyton berdfordi (Shann, 1912) Litophyton brassicum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton bumastum (Verseveldt, 1973) Litophyton capnelliformis (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Litophyton carnosum (Kükenthal) Litophyton cervispiculosum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Litophyton chabrolii (Andouin, 1828) Litophyton columnaris (Studer, 1895) Litophyton compactum (Verseveldt, 1966) Litophyton concinnum (Kükenthal, 1905) Litophyton corallinum (Kükenthal, 1910) Litophyton crassum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton cupressiformis (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton curvum van Ofwegen, 2016 Litophyton debilis (Kükenthal, 1895) Litophyton digitatum (Wright & Studer, 1889) Litophyton elongatum (Kükenthal, 1895) Litophyton erectum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton erinaceum Kükenthal Litophyton filamentosum (Verseveldt, 1973) Litophyton formosanum Kükenthal, 1903 Litophyton fulvum Forskål, 1775 Litophyton globulosum (May, 1899) Litophyton gracillimum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Litophyton graeffei (Kükenthal, 1896) Litophyton griseum (Kükenthal, 1895) Litophyton juniperum (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Litophyton laevis (Kükenthal, 1913) Litophyton lanternarium (Verseveldt, 1973) Litophyton legiopolypum (Verseveldt & Alderslade, 1982) Litophyton lighti Roxas, 1933 Litophyton maldivensis (Hickson, 1905) Litophyton mollis (Macfadyan, 1936) Litophyton nigrum (Kükenthal, 1895) Litophyton orientale Roxas, 1933 Litophyton pacificum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton pyramidalis (Kükenthal, 1895) Litophyton ramosum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) Litophyton rigidum Light Litophyton rubrum (Kükenthal, 1910) Litophyton savignyi (Ehrenberg, 1834) Litophyton setoensis (Utinomi, 1954) Litophyton sibogae (Thomson & Dean, 1931) Litophyton simulatum (Verseveldt, 1970) Litophyton sphaerophorum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton striatum (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton tenuis (Kükenthal, 1896) Litophyton thujarium (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton tongaensis (Kükenthal, 1903) Litophyton viridis (May, 1898)

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