(ofEfflatounaria sodwanae Benayahu, 1993)Benayahu, Y (1993). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean. I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report No. 67. 16 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 11-14 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Aldersladum sodwanum (Benayahu, 1993). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565326 on 2026-08-10
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Aldersladum sodwanum (Benayahu, 1993). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565326 on 2026-08-10
original description(ofEfflatounaria sodwanae Benayahu, 1993)Benayahu, Y (1993). Corals of the South-west Indian Ocean. I. Alcyonacea from Sodwana Bay, South Africa. Oceanographic Research Institute, Investigational Report No. 67. 16 pp. (look up in IMIS) page(s): 11-14 [details]
new combination referenceBenayahu, Y.; McFadden, C.S. (2011). A new genus of soft coral of the family Alcyoniidae (Cnidaria, Octocorallia) with re-description of a new combination and description of a new species. <em>Zookeys.</em> 84: 1-11., available online athttps://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.84.781[details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality