Acrophytum
creator: Fondo, Esther
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Martinez, Olga
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: Cordeiro, Ralf
date: 2026-08-28
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Acrophytum Hickson, 1900
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Acrophytum Hickson, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205307 on 2026-08-28
created: 1998-11-19T15:34:27Z
modified: 2017-12-19T19:54:58Z
replaces: 267195
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Acrophytum Hickson, 1900
class: Octocorallia
family: Acrophytidae
genus: Acrophytum
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Hickson, S. J. (1900). The Alcyonaria and Hydrocorallinae of the Cape of Good Hope. Marine Investigations in South Africa. 1: 67-96.
name published in year: 1900
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 1049569
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Hickson, 1900
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted