Alcyonium planiceps
creator: Fondo, Esther
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-28
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Alcyonium planiceps Williams, 1986
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Alcyonium planiceps Williams, 1986. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212092 on 2026-08-28
created: 1998-11-12T14:16:11Z
is replaced by: 290270
modified: 2023-11-10T05:04:26Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Alcyonium planiceps Williams, 1986
accepted name usage ID: 290270
class: Octocorallia
family: Alcyoniidae
genus: Alcyonium
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Williams, G.C. (1986). A new species of the octocorallian genus Alcyonium (Anthozoa: Alcyonacea) from southern Africa, with a revised diagnosis of the genus. Journal of Natural History. 20: 53-63.
name published in year: 1986
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 125284
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: Williams, 1986
specific epithet: planiceps
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination