WoRMS name details
Nephthea lanternaria Verseveldt, 1973
288676 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:288676)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Nephthea Audouin, 1828 accepted as Litophyton Forskål, 1775
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIC). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(2): 141-157.
page(s): 147-149 [details]
page(s): 147-149 [details]
Holotype RMNH Coel. no. 8052, geounit Madagascan...
Holotype RMNH Coel. no. 8052, geounit Madagascan Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Nephthea lanternaria Verseveldt, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288676 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIC). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(2): 141-157.
page(s): 147-149 [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]
page(s): 147-149 [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]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
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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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIA). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(1): 69-84.
page(s): 70 [details]
additional source Verseveldt, J. (1973). Octocorallia from north-western Madagascar (Part IIIA). <em>Koninkl. Nederl. Akademie van Wetenschappen - Amsterdam, Proceedings Ser. C.</em> 76(1): 69-84.
page(s): 70 [details]
