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Litophyton Forsskål, 1775

genus

Accepted

Name authority: AFD

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Names and sources

Accepted Name	Source
Litophyton Forsskål, 1775	AFD
Published in:van Ofwegen, L.P. 2016, "The genus Litophyton Forskål, 1775 (Octocorallia,Alcyonacea, Nephtheidae) in the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean", Zootaxa, vol. 567, 1-128, doi:10.3897/zookeys.567.7212

Synonym	Source
Nephthea sp4 synonym	Additional Taxonomy - Additional synonyms for names matching part 1 2025
Placeholder name has been treated as unique.
Nephthea sp3 synonym	Additional Taxonomy - Additional synonyms for names matching part 1 2025
Placeholder name has been treated as unique.
Nephthea Audouin, 1826 synonym	AFD
Published in:Audouin, V. 1826, "Explication sommaire des planches de Polypes de l'Egypte et de la Syrie, publiées par J.C. Savigny, member de l'Institut; offrant un exposé des caractères naturels des genres avec la distinction des espèces", Ed. Jonard, E.F. (ed.), Description de l'Égypte, ou, Recueil de observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée française, publie par les ordres de Sa Majesté l'empereur Napoleon le Grand., vol. 1, no. 4, 225-244, De L’Imprimerie Imperiale, Histoire Naturelle. Paris
Ammothea Lamarck, 1816 synonym	AFD
Published in:Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816, Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, vol. 2, 568, Verdière, Paris pp410-411
Unranked taxon assigned rank genus by inference

Name	Source
Litophyton Forsskål, 1775 accepted	AFD

Identifier	Source
urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:acf4de3d-ec6f-4f17-bada-598d42a4bffa Taxon LSID unknown	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/3451b272-04bb-49b3-ba7f-aa3a622db184 Scientific Name current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/acf4de3d-ec6f-4f17-bada-598d42a4bffa Taxon current	AFD
https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/acf4de3d-ec6f-4f17-bada-598d42a4bffa Taxon Concept current	AFD
http://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/acf4de3d-ec6f-4f17-bada-598d42a4bffa Taxon unknown	AFD

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Classification

kingdom: ANIMALIA

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