WoRMS taxon details
Porphyrophyton distinctum (Williams, 1988)
1049634 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1049634)
accepted
Species
Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alcyonium distinctum 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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Holotype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM...
Holotype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3908, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Porphyrophyton distinctum (Williams, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049634 on 2024-04-23
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original description
(of Alcyonium distinctum 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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new combination reference 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 [request]
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[request] new combination reference 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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3908, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM 3913, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3910, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3910, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3911, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3911, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3912, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3909, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Alcyonium distinctum Williams, 1988) SAfM H3909, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
