WoRMS name details
Efflatounaria sodwanae Benayahu, 1993
212894 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212894)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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]
page(s): 11-14 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Efflatounaria sodwanae Benayahu, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212894 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
basis of record Schleyer, M. H. (1995). South African coral reef communities. <em>Wetlands of South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Pretoria.</em> [details]
new combination reference Benayahu, 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. [details]
page(s): 11-14 [details]
basis of record Schleyer, M. H. (1995). South African coral reef communities. <em>Wetlands of South Africa. Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Pretoria.</em> [details]
new combination reference Benayahu, 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. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Shlagman, A.; Schleyer, M. H. (2003). Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean: VI. The Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) of Mozambique, with a discussion on soft coral distribution on south equatorial East African reefs. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 49-57
page(s): 52 [details]
additional source Benayahu, Y.; Shlagman, A.; Schleyer, M. H. (2003). Corals of the south-west Indian Ocean: VI. The Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) of Mozambique, with a discussion on soft coral distribution on south equatorial East African reefs. Zoologische Verhandelingen, 345, 49-57
page(s): 52 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype Holotype: ZMTAU Co 27902. Type locality: Nine-mile Reef, Sodwana Bay, South Africa. [details]
