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Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900)

213058  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:213058)

accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Hickson, S. J. (1900). The Alcyonaria and Hydrocorallinae of the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 1: 67-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12040386
page(s): 70-72 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213058 on 2024-03-28
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Malacacanthus capensis (Hickson, 1900). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=213058 on 2024-03-28
Date
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1998-11-17 13:54:23Z
created
2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
changed
2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
checked

original description  (of ) Hickson, S. J. (1900). The Alcyonaria and Hydrocorallinae of the Cape of Good Hope. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 1: 67-96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12040386
page(s): 70-72 [details]   

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS[details]   

basis of record Williams, G.C. (1992). Biogeography of the octocorallian coelenterate fauna of southern Africa. <em>Biol. J. Linn. Soc.</em> 46: 351-401. [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source 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]   

additional source 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.
page(s): 71 [details]   

additional source Williams, G.C.; Starmer, J. (2000). A new genus and species of soft coral (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) from South Africa. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 52(8): 87-96.
page(s): 87, 89, 90, 94, 95 [details]   

additional source 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): 18 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Williams, G.C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Stoloniferous octocorals and soft corals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 100: 249-358., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41110040
page(s): 312-314 [details]   

additional source Tixier-Durivault, A. (1954). Les octocoralliaires d'Afrique du Sud. (I. Alcyonacea). <em>Bulletin de la Museum Nationale d'Histoire naturelle Paris, Ser. 2.</em> 26(1): 385-390., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54823606
page(s): 390 [details]   

new combination reference Williams, G.C. (1987). The aberrant and monotypic soft coral genus Malacacanthus Thomson, 1910 (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae) endemic to southern Africa. <em>Journal of Natural History.</em> 21: 1337-1346. [details]   
 
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