WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
746537 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746537)
accepted
Species
Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Melitodes faurii J.S. Thomson, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melitodes grandis J.S. Thomson, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mopsea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Mopsella dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746537 on 2026-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 799 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Melitodes faurii J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 6-8 [details]
original description (of Melitodes grandis J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 8-10 [details]
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 [request]
page(s): 799 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Melitodes faurii J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 6-8 [details]
original description (of Melitodes grandis J.S. Thomson, 1916) Thomson, J.S. (1916). I. South African Gorgonacea. <em>Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society.</em> 61(1): 1-56, plates 1-5., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10265508
page(s): 8-10 [details]
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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Mopsella dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Mopsea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Mopsella dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Isis dichotoma Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (41 publications) (from synonym Mopsea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (12 records)
