Litophyton elongatum
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
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 elongatum (Kükenthal, 1895)
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 elongatum (Kükenthal, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=874453 on 2026-08-10
created: 2016-04-25T13:32:25Z
modified: 2019-05-14T17:10:07Z
replaces: 288668
replaces: 1353654
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Litophyton elongatum (Kükenthal, 1895)
class: Octocorallia
family: Nephtheidae
genus: Litophyton
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Kükenthal, W. (1895). Alcyonaceen von Ternate. Fam. Nephthyidae Verrill. Zoologischer Anzeiger. 18(488-489): 426-442.
name published in year: 1895
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 204523
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Kükenthal, 1895)
specific epithet: elongatum
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted