Lobophytum ransoni

Lobophytum ransoni
Holotype of Lobophytum ransoni at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Lobophytum
Species:
L. ransoni
Binomial name
Lobophytum ransoni

Lobophytum ransoni is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae.[2][3][4][5] It occurs in the Pacific Ocean (Vietnam,[1][5] Papua New Guinea[5]).

Individual polyps measure 3–8 cm (1.2–3.1 in).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tixier, A. (1957). "Les Alcyonaires du Muséum. IV. Genre Lobophytum (suite et fin)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 29 (1): 106–111.
  2. ↑ McFadden CS, Cordeiro R, Samimi-Namin K, Hoeksema BW, Williams G, van Ofwegen LP, eds. (2025). "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". World List of Octocorallia. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Leather Coral Lobophytum Marenzeller 1886". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 April 2025.


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