WoRMS name details
Metalcyonium unilobatum (J.S. Thomson, 1921)
1352696 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1352696)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Metalcyonium Pfeffer, 1889 accepted as Bellonella Gray, 1862
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sinularia unilobata J.S. Thomson, 1921) Thomson, J.S. (1921). South African Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 9(2): 149-175, plates 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47227632
page(s): 172-174 [details]
page(s): 172-174 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Metalcyonium unilobatum (J.S. Thomson, 1921). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1352696 on 2026-06-08
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(of Sinularia unilobata J.S. Thomson, 1921) Thomson, J.S. (1921). South African Alcyonacea. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa.</em> 9(2): 149-175, plates 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47227632
page(s): 172-174 [details]
basis of record Williams, G.C. (2000). A review of the endemic southern African soft coral genus Pieterfaurea Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988 (Octocorallia, Nidaliidae), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74(6): 119-142.
page(s): 21 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 172-174 [details]
basis of record Williams, G.C. (2000). A review of the endemic southern African soft coral genus Pieterfaurea Verseveldt & Bayer, 1988 (Octocorallia, Nidaliidae), with descriptions of three new species. <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 74(6): 119-142.
page(s): 21 [details] Available for editors
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context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1986). Morphology, systematics, and variability of the southern African soft coral, Alcyonium variabile (J. Stuart Thomson, 1921) (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 96(6): 241-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40658359
page(s): 244, 263 [details]
additional source Williams, G.C. (1986). Morphology, systematics, and variability of the southern African soft coral, Alcyonium variabile (J. Stuart Thomson, 1921) (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae). <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 96(6): 241-270., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40658359
page(s): 244, 263 [details]
