WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea clavigera (Ridley, 1884)
746536 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746536)
accepted
Species
Mopsella clavigera Ridley, 1884 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mopsella clavigera 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): 360-361 [details]
page(s): 360-361 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea clavigera (Ridley, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746536 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mopsella clavigera 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): 360-361 [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): 360-361 [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
Syntype (of Mopsella clavigera Ridley, 1884) BMNH 1881.10.21.116–125, geounit Queensland [details]
