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Lanthanocephalus

Lanthanocephalus is a monotypic genus of coral in the subclassis Octocorallia. Lanthanocephalus clandestinus is the only species described, and is endemic to South Africa.

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Lanthanocephalus clandestinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Subphylum: Anthozoa
Class: Octocorallia
Order: incertae sedis
Genus: Lanthanocephalus
Williams & Starmer, 2000
Species:
L. clandestinus
Binomial name
Lanthanocephalus clandestinus
Williams & Starmer, 2000

Lanthanocephalus is a monotypic genus of coral in the subclassis Octocorallia.1 Lanthanocephalus clandestinus is the only species described, and is endemic to South Africa.

References

References

  1. Williams & Starmer (2000). A new genus and species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 52(8): 87-96.