Lobophytum ransoni
| Lobophytum ransoni | |
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| Holotype of Lobophytum ransoni at the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Alcyoniidae |
| Genus: | Lobophytum |
| Species: | L. ransoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957[1]
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c Tixier, A. (1957). "Les Alcyonaires du Muséum. IV. Genre Lobophytum (suite et fin)". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 29 (1): 106–111.
- ^ "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "Leather Coral Lobophytum Marenzeller 1886". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- ^ a b c "Lobophytum ransoni Tixier-Durivault, 1957". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
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