WoRMS taxon details
Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme (Williams, 1988)
289821 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289821)
accepted
Species
Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) Williams, G.C. (1988). Four new species of southern African octocorals (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea), with a further diagnostic revision of the genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 92: 1-26.
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page(s): 14-19 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988)...
Holotype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3765, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme (Williams, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289821 on 2026-01-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) Williams, G.C. (1988). Four new species of southern African octocorals (Cnidaria: Alcyonacea), with a further diagnostic revision of the genus Alcyonium Linnaeus, 1758. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 92: 1-26.
page(s): 14-19 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 52(6): 65-75. [details]
page(s): 14-19 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record van Ofwegen, L.P., S.D. Cairns & J. van der Land (eds). (2000-2007). as a contribution to UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms. (look up in IMIS) [details]
new combination reference Williams, G.C. (2000). Two new genera of soft corals (Anthozoa: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa, with a discussion of diversity and endemism in the Southern African octocorallian fauna. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 52(6): 65-75. [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3765, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3716, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3716, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3767, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3766, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988)
