Sarcophytidae
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Sarcophytidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1869). Notes on the fleshy alcyonoid corals (Alcyonium, Linn., or Zoophytaria carnosa). Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ser. 4, 3(13–18): 117–131. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=353309 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 6 |
| Species records held | 238 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 338 |
| GBIF key | 12185992 |
Genera in Sarcophytidae
- Sclerophytum — 174 species: Sclerophytum abhishiktae, Sclerophytum abruptum, Sclerophytum acetabulatum, Sclerophytum acutum, Sclerophytum agilis, Sclerophytum andamanense, Sclerophytum anomalum, Sclerophytum arboreum
- Sarcophyton — 55 species: Sarcophyton aalbersbergi, Sarcophyton acutum, Sarcophyton agaricum, Sarcophyton aldersladei, Sarcophyton alexanderi, Sarcophyton atlanticum, Sarcophyton auritum, Sarcophyton birkelandi
- Sarcophytum — 5 species: Sarcophytum acutangulum, Sarcophytum ehrenbergi, Sarcophytum glaucum, Sarcophytum lobulatum, Sarcophytum trocheliophorum
- Anastromvos — 2 species: Anastromvos aldersladei, Anastromvos catherinae
- Lohowia — 2 species: Lohowia aldersleidei, Lohowia koosi
- Lobophytum
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.