The Valdivian soft coral (Parasphaerasclera valdiviae) is a species of colonial leathery or soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae.

[2] Valdivian soft corals grow in small colonies of between 1 and 11 cm in height and up to 10 cm in diameter.

The colony has stubby branches extending from a conspicuous short thick trunk.

[3] This species is known from the Cape Peninsula to northern KwaZulu-Natal off the South African coast, and is common in 14-18m of water, although it is found down to at least 30m.

Research at Rhodes University has shown that chemicals in this soft coral may have anti-inflammatory properties.