Melithaea albitincta
creator: van der Land, Jacob
creator: van Ofwegen, Leen
creator: McFadden, Cathy
date: 2026-08-02
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Melithaea albitincta (Ridley, 1884)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea albitincta (Ridley, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288123 on 2026-08-02
created: 2008-01-16T11:35:54Z
modified: 2020-12-29T18:42:43Z
replaces: 1473344
replaces: 1510294
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Melithaea albitincta (Ridley, 1884)
class: Octocorallia
family: Melithaeidae
genus: Melithaea
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: 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. London British Museum. Pp. 327-365, plates 36-38.
name published in year: 1884
order: Malacalcyonacea
parent name usage ID: 205342
phylum: Cnidaria
scientific name authorship: (Ridley, 1884)
specific epithet: albitincta
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted