Genus Lobophytum Marenzeller, 1886

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Genus Lobophytum Marenzeller, 1886

Lobophytum Marenzeller, E. von 1886. Uber die Sarcophytum benannten Alcyoniiden. Zoologische Jahrbücher 1(2): 341-368 [352].
Type species:
Lobophytum crassum Marenzeller, 1886 by subsequent designation, see Moser, J. 1919. Beitrage zu einer Revision der Alcyonarien 1. Die Gattungen Sarcophyton Lesson und Lobophytum Marenzeller. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 9: 219-293.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread from E Africa and the Red Sea to Polynesia.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; Qld: Channel Country (CHC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: Great Barrier Reef, NE coast, NE coastal
- Western Australia: NW coast
Papua New Guinea
- New Ireland

Oriental Region

Philippines

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NOTE to self - search again if crassum is truly the type and which page it is designated on.

General References

Tixier-Durivault, A. 1958. Revision de la famille des Alcyoniidae: les genres Sarcophytum et Lobophytum. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 36: 1-180 [88]

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022	OCTOCORALLIA Haeckel, 1866	13-Aug-2013	MOVED	Dr Phil Alderslade
05-Aug-2022		24-Nov-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		14-Oct-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		29-Sep-2010	MODIFIED
		11-May-2010	MODIFIED

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