UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO) - Lobophytum prostratum Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1983

WoRMS taxon details

Lobophytum prostratum Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1983

AphiaID

288804 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288804)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Lobophytum Marenzeller, 1886

Original name

Lobophytum prostratum Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1983

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Verseveldt, J.; Benayahu, Y. (1983). On two old and fourteen new species of Alcyonacea (Coelenterata, Octocorallia) from the Red Sea. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 208: 1-33, plates 1-7.
page(s): 31-32 [details]

Type data

Holotype ZMTAU Co 19219, geounit Egyptian Exclusive...

Holotype ZMTAU Co 19219, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Lobophytum prostratum Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288804 on 2025-05-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Verseveldt, J.; Benayahu, Y. (1983). On two old and fourteen new species of Alcyonacea (Coelenterata, Octocorallia) from the Red Sea. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 208: 1-33, plates 1-7.
page(s): 31-32 [details]

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Holotype ZMTAU Co 19219, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

Unreviewed

Biology zooxanthellate [details]

Habitat in shallow water [details]

Definitions