Acrophytidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Acrophytidae |
| Published in | McFadden, C. S., & van Ofwegen, L. P. (2017). Revisionary systematics of the endemic soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniina) of the Agulhas Bioregion, South Africa. Zootaxa, 4363(4): 451–488. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4363.4.1 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 3 |
| Species records held | 8 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 11 |
| GBIF key | 9510280 |
Genera in Acrophytidae
- Pieterfaurea — 5 species: Pieterfaurea equicalceola, Pieterfaurea khoisaniana, Pieterfaurea lampas, Pieterfaurea sinuosa, Pieterfaurea unilobata
- Lampophyton — 2 species: Lampophyton planiceps, Lampophyton spinatum
- Acrophytum — 1 species: Acrophytum claviger
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.