WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Heteroxenia capensis Hickson, 1900) 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]
original description
(of Malacacanthus rufus Thomson, 1910) Thomson, J.S. (1910). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.</em> 47(3): 549-589, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41731265 page(s): 583-55 [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 [request]
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]
Othercontext source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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 [request]
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]
Lectotype SAfM H916, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype CAS 118498, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3192, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3192, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3353, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3662, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3864, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3864, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3865, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3865, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype SAfM H3866, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Unknown type SAfM H718 [details]
Unknown type SAfM H718, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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