WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea mcqueeni Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014
746519 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746519)
accepted
Species
Birotulata splendens Nutting, 1911 · unaccepted (secondary homonym of Melithaea...)
secondary homonym of Melithaea splendens (Thomson & McQueen, 1908)
Melitella splendens (Nutting, 1911) · unaccepted (changed combination)
Melithaea splendens (Nutting, 1911) · unaccepted (secondary homonym of M. splendens...)
secondary homonym of M. splendens (Thomson & McQueen, 1908)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
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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McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea mcqueeni Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746519 on 2025-04-27
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original description
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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original description (of Birotulata splendens Nutting, 1911) Nutting, C.C. (1911). The Gorgonacea of the Siboga Expedition. VIII. The Scleraxonia. <em>Siboga Expedition Monographs.</em> 13b5: 1-62, plates 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12044618
page(s): 56 [details]

original description (of Birotulata splendens Nutting, 1911) Nutting, C.C. (1911). The Gorgonacea of the Siboga Expedition. VIII. The Scleraxonia. <em>Siboga Expedition Monographs.</em> 13b5: 1-62, plates 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12044618
page(s): 56 [details]