WoRMS taxon details
Melithaea singularis (Thomson, 1916)
746543 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746543)
accepted
Species
Mopsella singularis Thomson, 1916 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mopsella singularis 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): 10-12 [details]
page(s): 10-12 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea singularis (Thomson, 1916). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746543 on 2025-04-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Mopsella singularis 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): 10-12 [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): 10-12 [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 Mopsella singularis Thomson, 1916) RMNH Coel. 17445, geounit South African Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
