WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea japonica (Verrill, 1865)
746501 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746501)
accepted
Species
Acabaria confusum (Moroff, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acabaria formosum (Moroff, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Melitella japonica (Verrill, 1865) · unaccepted (changed combination)
Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melithaea formosum (Moroff, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melitodes densa Kükenthal, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Melitodes flabellifera Kükenthal, 1908 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mopsella japonica Verrill, 1865 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Pleurocorallium confusum Moroff, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurocoralloides confusum (Moroff, 1902) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mopsella japonica Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 190 [details]
page(s): 190 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2023). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea japonica (Verrill, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746501 on 2023-12-08
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original description
(of Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. II. Ueber einige neue Gorgonaceen aus Japan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 404- 410, plates 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412654
page(s): 406-407 [details]
original description (of Mopsella japonica Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 190 [details]
original description (of Pleurocorallium confusum Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. II. Ueber einige neue Gorgonaceen aus Japan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 404- 410, plates 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412654
page(s): 404-405 [details]
original description (of Melitodes flabellifera Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 190-191 [details]
original description (of Melitodes densa Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 192-193 [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): 406-407 [details]
original description (of Mopsella japonica Verrill, 1865) Verrill AE. (1866). Synopsis of the Polyps and Corals of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Commodore C. Ringgold and Captain John Rogers, U.S.N., from 1853 to 1856. Collected by Dr. Wm. Stimpson, naturalist to the Expedition. With Descriptions of some additional Species from the West Coast of North America. <em>Proceedings of the Essex Institute.</em> 4 (7): 181-196, pls 5-6., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34752314
page(s): 190 [details]
original description (of Pleurocorallium confusum Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. II. Ueber einige neue Gorgonaceen aus Japan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 404- 410, plates 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412654
page(s): 404-405 [details]
original description (of Melitodes flabellifera Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 190-191 [details]
original description (of Melitodes densa Kükenthal, 1908) Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 192-193 [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
Nontype (of Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908)) EWNHM [details]
Nontype (of Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)) EWNHM, geounit South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)) EWNHM, geounit South Korean Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | イソハナビ [from synonym]イソバナ [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004582.CNE)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (2 records) (from synonym Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (4 records) (from synonym Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908))
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004582.CNE)
