Sarcophyton spinospiculatum
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-09
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: Sarcophyton spinospiculatum Alderslade & Shirwaiker, 1991
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. Sarcophyton spinospiculatum Alderslade & Shirwaiker, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288310 on 2026-08-09
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2010-09-17T08:17:46Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Sarcophyton spinospiculatum Alderslade & Shirwaiker, 1991
class: Octocorallia
family: Sarcophytidae
genus: Sarcophyton
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Alderslade, P.; Shirwaiker, P. (1991). New species of soft corals (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Laccadive Archipelago. Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory. 8: 189-233.
name published in year: 1991
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 205483
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Alderslade & Shirwaiker, 1991
specific epithet: spinospiculatum
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted