WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea gracillima (Ridley, 1884)
746497 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746497)
accepted
Species
Acabaria gracillima (Ridley, 1884) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884) Ridley, S.O. (1884). Alcyonaria. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2. <em>London British Museum.</em> Pp. 327-365, plates 36-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12067326
page(s): 364-365 [details]
page(s): 364-365 [details]
Holotype (of Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884) MM,...
Holotype (of Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884) MM, geounit Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea gracillima (Ridley, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746497 on 2025-04-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884) Ridley, S.O. (1884). Alcyonaria. In: Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the Voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2. <em>London British Museum.</em> Pp. 327-365, plates 36-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12067326
page(s): 364-365 [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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page(s): 364-365 [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
Holotype (of Psilacabaria gracillima Ridley, 1884) MM, geounit Malaysian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
