World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Alcyonium varum McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Alcyonium varum McFadden & van Ofwegen, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743703 on 2026-08-04
McFadden, C.S.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2013). Molecular phylogenetic evidence supports a new family of octocorals and a new genus of Alcyoniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea). Zookeys. 346: 59-83.
van Ofwegen, L. P.; Häussermann, V.; Försterra, G. (2007). The genus Alcyonium (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea: Alcyoniidae) in Chile. Zootaxa. 1607: 1-19.