WoRMS taxon details
Melithaeinae Alderslade, 2006
- Genus Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
- Genus Acabaria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Anicella Gray, 1868 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Birotulata Nutting, 1911 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Clathraria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Melitella Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Melitodes Verrill, 1864 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Mopsella Gray, 1858 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Psilacabaria Ridley, 1884 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Wrightella Gray, 1870 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Alderslade, P. (2006). New subfamilies and a new genus and species of Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) with comparative data on the structure of both melithaeid and subergorgiid axes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1199: 19–47. [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaeinae Alderslade, 2006. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746752 on 2025-05-04
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Alderslade, P. (2006). New subfamilies and a new genus and species of Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) with comparative data on the structure of both melithaeid and subergorgiid axes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1199: 19–47. [details]
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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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