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original descriptionGray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 479-486., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893 page(s): 484 [details]
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source of synonymyReijnen, 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 athttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.028[details] Available for editors
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