Octocorallia taxon details
Porphyrophyton McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017
1049633 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1049633)
accepted
Genus
Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988 accepted as Porphyrophyton distinctum (Williams, 1988) (type by original designation)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2017). Revisionary systematics of the endemic soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniina) of the Agulhas Bioregion, South Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4363(4): 451-488., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4363.4.1 [details] Available for editors 

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Porphyrophyton McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2017. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/octocorallia/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049633 on 2025-06-02
original description
McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2017). Revisionary systematics of the endemic soft coral fauna (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniina) of the Agulhas Bioregion, South Africa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4363(4): 451-488., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4363.4.1 [details] Available for editors 
