Litophyton compactum
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
date: 2026-08-10
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: Litophyton compactum (Verseveldt, 1966)
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. Litophyton compactum (Verseveldt, 1966). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874446 on 2026-08-10
created: 2016-04-25T13:32:25Z
modified: 2016-04-25T14:18:12Z
replaces: 288661
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Litophyton compactum (Verseveldt, 1966)
class: Octocorallia
family: Nephtheidae
genus: Litophyton
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Verseveldt, J. (1966). Biological results of the Snellius expedition. XXII. Octocorallia from the Malay Archipelago (Part II). Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden. 80: 1-109, plates 1-16.
name published in year: 1966
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 204523
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Verseveldt, 1966)
specific epithet: compactum
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted