Leptophyton benayahui
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-03
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: Leptophyton benayahui van Ofwegen & Schleyer, 1997
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. Leptophyton benayahui van Ofwegen & Schleyer, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290284 on 2026-08-03
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2010-09-17T08:17:46Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Leptophyton benayahui van Ofwegen & Schleyer, 1997
class: Octocorallia
family: Leptophytidae
genus: Leptophyton
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: van Ofwegen, L. P.; Schleyer, M. H. (1997). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean 5: Leptophyton benayahui gen. nov. & spec. nov.(Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from deep reefs off Durban and on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, South Africa. The Oceanographic Research Institute. Report 71, pp. 1–12.
name published in year: 1997
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 267549
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: van Ofwegen & Schleyer, 1997
specific epithet: benayahui
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted