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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 superseded combination (original combination)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.
page(s): 2-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Porphyrophyton distinctum (Williams, 1988). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049634 on 2024-04-23
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Porphyrophyton distinctum (Williams, 1988). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049634 on 2024-04-23
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2017-12-20 02:22:59Z
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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.
page(s): 2-7 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

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  PDF available 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality