Leptophytidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Leptophytidae |
| 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 | 4 |
| Species records held | 7 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 13 |
| GBIF key | 9233862 |
Genera in Leptophytidae
- Tenerodus — 3 species: Tenerodus fallax, Tenerodus pollex, Tenerodus verseveldti
- Leptophyton — 2 species: Leptophyton benayahui, Leptophyton fustis
- Circularius — 1 species: Circularius wilsoni
- Porphyrophyton — 1 species: Porphyrophyton distinctum
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.