species: Litophyton legiopolypum in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island area: all known taxa > Animalia > Cnidaria > Anthozoa > Octocorallia > Malacalcyonacea > Nephtheidae > Litophyton > Litophyton legiopolypum
Litophyton legiopolypum

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Malacalcyonacea
Family Nephtheidae
Genus Litophyton
Species Litophyton legiopolypum

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

The species was described from a single specimen from Lizard Island by Verseveldt and Alderslade (1982). Only one other specimen is known, also from Lizard Island, according to Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 30 July 2014).

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

  • Verseveldt, J. and P. Alderslade (1982). Descriptions of types and other alcyonacean material (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) in the Australian Museum, Sydney. Records of the Australian Museum, 34(15): 619-647. LIRS catalog number 1767.