WoRMS taxon details

Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme (Williams, 1988)

289821  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:289821)

accepted
Species
Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Alcyonium mutabiliforme 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): 14-19 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype  (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988)...  
Holotype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3765, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Dimorphophyton mutabiliforme (Williams, 1988). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=289821 on 2024-03-28
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2008-01-16 10:35:54Z
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2010-09-17 06:17:46Z
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original description  (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme 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): 14-19 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS[details]   

basis of record 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]   

new combination reference 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. [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3765, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3716, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3716, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3767, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Paratype (of Alcyonium mutabiliforme Williams, 1988) SAfM H3766, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]