WoRMS taxon details

Melithaea contorta (Dean, 1932)

732625  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:732625)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Melithaeidae (Family)
  8. Melithaeinae (Subfamily)
  9. Melithaea (Genus)
  10. Melithaea contorta (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype  (of Melitodes contorta Dean, 1932) BMNH...  
Holotype (of Melitodes contorta Dean, 1932) BMNH 1937.7.14.2, geounit Sorong [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea contorta (Dean, 1932). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732625 on 2024-06-09
Date
action
by
2013-06-21 08:19:40Z
created
van Ofwegen, Leen
2017-06-30 12:31:16Z
changed
Cordeiro, Ralf

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new combination reference Reijnen, B. T.; McFadden, C. S.; Hermanlimianto, Y. T.; van Ofwegen, L. P. (2014). A molecular and morphological exploration of the generic boundaries in the family Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) and its taxonomic consequences. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 70: 383-401., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.028 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Holotype (of Melitodes contorta Dean, 1932) BMNH 1937.7.14.2, geounit Sorong [details]
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