WoRMS taxon details
Litophyton mollis (Macfadyen, 1936)
874460 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:874460)
accepted
Species
Nephthea mollis Macfadyen, 1936 · unaccepted (original combination)
Nephthya mollis Macfadyen, 1936 · unaccepted (original combination, variant spelling)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Nephthya mollis Macfadyen, 1936) Macfadyen, L.M.I. (1936). Alcyonaria (Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Telestacea and Gorgonacea). <em>Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929, Scientific Reports.</em> 5(2): 19-71, plates 1-5.
page(s): 57-59 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 57-59 [details] Available for editors
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Litophyton mollis (Macfadyen, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874460 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Nephthya mollis Macfadyen, 1936) Macfadyen, L.M.I. (1936). Alcyonaria (Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Telestacea and Gorgonacea). <em>Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-1929, Scientific Reports.</em> 5(2): 19-71, plates 1-5.
page(s): 57-59 [details] Available for editors [request]
new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 57-59 [details] Available for editors
[request]new combination reference van Ofwegen, L.P. (2016). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 567: 1-128., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.567.7212 [details] Available for editors
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van Ofwegen, L.P. (2020). The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) from Australia. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4764(1): 1-131.
page(s): 107-117 [details]
page(s): 107-117 [details]
