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original descriptionWilliams, G.C. (1990). A new genus of dimorphic soft coral from the south-western fringe of the Indo-Pacific (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae). <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 221(1): 21-35., available online athttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1990.tb03772.x[details] Available for editors
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basis of recordWilliams, 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
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additional sourceWilliams, 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 athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41110040 page(s): 316 [details]
additional sourceWilliams, 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 sourceWilliams, G.C.; Alderslade, P. (1999). Revisionary systematics of the Western Pacific soft coral genus Minabea (Octocorallia: Alcyoniidae), with descriptions of a related new genus and species from the Indo-Pacific. <em>Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences.</em> 51(7): 337–364. page(s): 337 [details] Available for editors
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