Lobophytum venustum

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Lobophytum venustum
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Preserved holotype
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Lobophytum
Species:
L. venustum
Binomial name
Lobophytum venustum

Lobophytum venustum is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. [2] [3] [4] [5] First described from Aldabra (the Seychelles), [1] it occurs in the Indian (including the Red Sea [2] ) and Pacific Oceans. [5]

Individual polyps measure 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in). [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tixier, A. (1957). "Les Alcyonaires du Muséum. IV. Genre Lobophytum (suite et fin)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 29 (1): 106–111.
  2. 1 2 "Lobophytum venustum Tixier-Durivault, 1957". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lobophytum venustum Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Leather Coral Lobophytum Marenzeller 1886". The Encyclopedia of Life .
  5. 1 2 "Lobophytum venustum Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 3 April 2025.


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