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Melithaeidae Gray, 1870

100501  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:100501)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Melithaeidae (Family)
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Family
Melitodidae · unaccepted

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  1. Genus Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908
    1. Species Alertigorgia hoeksemai van Ofwegen & Alderslade, 2007
    2. Species Alertigorgia mjöbergi Broch, 1916
    3. Species Alertigorgia mjoebergi (Broch, 1916)
    4. Species Alertigorgia orientalis (Ridley, 1884)
  2. Genus Asperaxis Alderslade, 2006
    1. Species Asperaxis karenae Alderslade, 2007
  3. Genus Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870
    1. Species Iciligorgia australis (Broch, 1916)
    2. Species Iciligorgia ballini Kükenthal, 1908
    3. Species Iciligorgia boninensis Aurivillius, 1931
    4. Species Iciligorgia brunnea (Nutting, 1911)
    5. Species Iciligorgia capensis (Thomson, 1911)
    6. Species Iciligorgia clavaria (Studer, 1878)
    7. Species Iciligorgia koellikeri (Studer, 1878)
    8. Species Iciligorgia macrocalyx (Nutting, 1911)
    9. Species Iciligorgia rubra (Kölliker, 1870)
    10. Species Iciligorgia schrammi Duchassaing, 1870
  4. Genus Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
    1. Species Melithaea africana (Kükenthal, 1908)
    2. Species Melithaea albitincta (Ridley, 1884)
    3. Species Melithaea arborea (Kükenthal, 1908)
    4. Species Melithaea caledonica Grasshoff, 1999
    5. Species Melithaea densa (Kükenthal, 1908)
    6. Species Melithaea esperi (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    7. Species Melithaea flabellata (Gray, 1870)
    8. Species Melithaea flabellifera (Kükenthal, 1908)
    9. Species Melithaea flabellum (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910)
    10. Species Melithaea fragilis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    11. Species Melithaea laevis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    12. Species Melithaea linearis (Gray, 1870)
    13. Species Melithaea mertoni (Kükenthal, 1909)
    14. Species Melithaea modesta (Nutting, 1911)
    15. Species Melithaea moluccana (Kükenthal, 1896)
    16. Species Melithaea mutsu (Minobe, 1929)
    17. Species Melithaea nodosa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    18. Species Melithaea occidentalis Duchassaing, 1870
    19. Species Melithaea ochracea (Linnaeus, 1758)
    20. Species Melithaea ornata (Thomson & Simpson, 1909)
    21. Species Melithaea pulchella (Thomson & Simpson, 1909)
    22. Species Melithaea rugosa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    23. Species Melithaea splendens (Nutting, 1911)
    24. Species Melithaea squamata (Nutting, 1911)
    25. Species Melithaea squamosa Nutting
    26. Species Melithaea stormii (Studer, 1895)
    27. Species Melithaea sulfurea (Studer, 1895)
    28. Species Melithaea tenella (Dana, 1846)
    29. Species Melithaea thomsoni (Broch, 1916)
    30. Species Melithaea variabilis (Hickson, 1905)
    31. Species Melithaea virgata (Verrill, 1846)
  5. Genus Solenocaulon Gray, 1862
    1. Species Solenocaulon akalyx Germanos, 1896
    2. Species Solenocaulon cervicorne (Gray, 1870)
    3. Species Solenocaulon chinense Kükenthal, 1916
    4. Species Solenocaulon grayi Studer, 1878
    5. Species Solenocaulon jedanensis Nutting, 1911
    6. Species Solenocaulon querciformis (Nutting, 1911)
    7. Species Solenocaulon ramosum Hickson, 1903
    8. Species Solenocaulon simplex Brundin, 1896
    9. Species Solenocaulon sterroclonium Germanos, 1895
    10. Species Solenocaulon tortuosum Gray, 1862
    11. Species Solenocaulon tubulosum (Genth, 1867)
  6. Genus Acabaria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
    1. Species Acabaria amboinensis Hentschel, 1903
    2. Species Acabaria andamanensis van Ofwegen, 1987
    3. Species Acabaria australis (Gray, 1868)
    4. Species Acabaria baladea Grasshoff, 1999
    5. Species Acabaria bicolor (Nutting, 1908)
    6. Species Acabaria biserialis Kükenthal, 1908
    7. Species Acabaria capensis (Studer, 1878)
    8. Species Acabaria cinquemiglia Grasshoff, 1999
    9. Species Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
    10. Species Acabaria corymbosa Kükenthal, 1908
    11. Species Acabaria dakini Thorpe, 1928
    12. Species Acabaria delicata Hickson, 1940
    13. Species Acabaria divaricata Gray, 1859
    14. Species Acabaria erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1834)
    15. Species Acabaria flabellum (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910)
    16. Species Acabaria formosa Nutting, 1911
    17. Species Acabaria formosum Moroff, 1902
    18. Species Acabaria fragilis Wright & Studer, 1889
    19. Species Acabaria frondosa (Brundin, 1896)
    20. Species Acabaria furcata (Thomson, 1916)
    21. Species Acabaria gracillima (Ridley, 1884)
    22. Species Acabaria haddoni Hickson, 1937
    23. Species Acabaria harbereri Kükenthal, 1908
    24. Species Acabaria hicksoni Nutting, 1911
    25. Species Acabaria japonica (Verrill, 1865)
    26. Species Acabaria kuea Grasshoff, 1999
    27. Species Acabaria laevis Wright & Studer, 1889
    28. Species Acabaria mabahissi Hickson, 1940
    29. Species Acabaria modesta Kükenthal, 1908
    30. Species Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937
    31. Species Acabaria ouvea Grasshoff, 1999
    32. Species Acabaria philippinensis (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    33. Species Acabaria planoregularis Kükenthal, 1909
    34. Species Acabaria pulchra Hickson, 1937
    35. Species Acabaria ramulosa Kükenthal, 1909
    36. Species Acabaria robusta (Shann, 1912)
    37. Species Acabaria rubeola (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    38. Species Acabaria rubra Esper, 1789
    39. Species Acabaria serrata Ridley, 1884
    40. Species Acabaria sinaica Grasshoff, 2000
    41. Species Acabaria splendens (Thomson & McQueen, 1908)
    42. Species Acabaria squarrosa Kükenthal, 1909
    43. Species Acabaria tenuis Kükenthal, 1908
    44. Species Acabaria triangulata Nutting, 1911
    45. Species Acabaria undulata Kükenthal, 1908
    46. Species Acabaria valdiviae Kükenthal, 1908
    47. Species Acabaria variabilis (Hickson, 1905)
    48. Species Acabaria crosslandi Stiasny, 1938 accepted as Acabaria splendens (Thomson & McQueen, 1908)
    49. Species Acabaria erythaea accepted as Acabaria erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1834)
    50. Species Acabaria nodosa Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Melithaea nodosa (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  7. Genus Aessa Gistl, 1848 (Unjustified (?) emendation)
  8. Genus Clathraria Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
    1. Species Clathraria acuta Gray, 1870
    2. Species Clathraria akalyx Kükenthal, 1908
    3. Species Clathraria atrorubens (Gray, 1870)
    4. Species Clathraria elongata (Gray, 1859)
    5. Species Clathraria maldivensis van Ofwegen, 1987
    6. Species Clathraria omanensis van Ofwegen, 1987
    7. Species Clathraria planiloca (Ridley, 1888)
    8. Species Clathraria robusta Kükenthal, 1919
    9. Species Clathraria roemeri Kükenthal, 1908
    10. Species Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859
  9. Genus Melitaea Lamarck, 1816 (Misspelling)
  10. Genus Melitea Lamouroux, 1812
  11. Genus Melithea Milne-Edwards, 1857 (Misspelling)
  12. Genus Melitodes Verrill, 1864 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
    1. Species Melitodes flabellum Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910 accepted as Acabaria flabellum (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910)
    2. Species Melitodes variabilis Hickson, 1905 accepted as Acabaria variabilis (Hickson, 1905)
  13. Genus Militaea Goldfuss, 1820 (Misspelling)
  14. Genus Mopsella Gray, 1857 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
    1. Species Mopsella aurantia (Esper, 1798)
    2. Species Mopsella clavigera Ridley, 1884
    3. Species Mopsella dichotoma (Pallas, 1766)
    4. Species Mopsella gracilis Gray, 1859
    5. Species Mopsella hicksoni Thorpe, 1928
    6. Species Mopsella klunzingeri Kükenthal, 1908
    7. Species Mopsella retifera (Lamarck, 1816)
    8. Species Mopsella robusta (Shann, 1912)
    9. Species Mopsella rubeola (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    10. Species Mopsella sanguinea Kükenthal, 1908
    11. Species Mopsella singularis Thomson, 1916
    12. Species Mopsella sinuata (Wright & Studer, 1889)
    13. Species Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1878
    14. Species Mopsella spongiosa Nutting, 1911
    15. Species Mopsella studeri Nutting, 1911
    16. Species Mopsella textiformis (Lamarck, 1815)
    17. Species Mopsella triangulata (Nutting, 1911)
    18. Species Mopsella zimmeri Kükenthal, 1908
  15. Genus Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
    1. Species Pleurocoralloides confusum Moroff, 1902 accepted as Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
    2. Species Pleurocoralloides confusumj Morff, 1902 accepted as Acabaria confusum Moroff, 1902
    3. Species Pleurocoralloides formosum Moroff, 1902 accepted as Acabaria formosum Moroff, 1902
  16. Genus Semperina Kölliker, 1870 accepted as Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870 (synonym)
    1. Species Semperina brunea Nutting, 1911
    2. Species Semperina macrocalyx (Nutting, 1911)
  17. Genus Suberia Studer, 1879 accepted as Iciligorgia Duchassaing, 1870 (synonym)
    1. Species Suberia capensis (Thomson, 1911) accepted as Diodogorgia capensis (Thomson, 1911)
    2. Species Suberia clavaria Studer, 1878 accepted as Tripalea clavaria (Studer, 1878)
    3. Species Suberia genthi Wright & Studer, 1889 accepted as Pseudosuberia genthi (Wright & Studer, 1889)
  18. Genus Wrightella Gray, 1870 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (synonym)
    1. Species Wrightella braueri Kükenthal, 1919
    2. Species Wrightella coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
    3. Species Wrightella dubia (Broch, 1916)
    4. Species Wrightella fragilis Thomson, 1917
    5. Species Wrightella stiasnyi van Ofwegen, 1989
    6. Species Wrightella superba Kükenthal, 1919
    7. Species Wrightella tongaensis Kükenthal, 1908
    8. Species Wrightella trilineata Thomson, 1917
    9. Species Wrightella variabilis Thomson & Henderson, 1906
    10. Species Wrightella furcata Thomson, 1916 accepted as Acabaria furcata (Thomson, 1916)
  19. Genus Ametria Gistl, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
  20. Genus Cillenia Gistl, 1848 (uncertain, unassessed)
  21. Genus Anicella Gray, 1868 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  22. Genus Birotulata Nutting, 1911 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  23. Genus Leucoella Gray, 1870 accepted as Solenocaulon Gray, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  24. Genus Machaerigorgia Kükenthal, 1916 accepted as Alertigorgia Kükenthal, 1908 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  25. Genus Melitella Gray, 1859 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  26. Genus Psilacabaria Ridley, 1884 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  27. Genus Solenogorgia Genth, 1867 accepted as Solenocaulon Gray, 1862 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2024). Melithaeidae Gray, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=100501 on 2024-11-17
Date
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
changed
Rees, Tony
2024-06-06 05:54:27Z
changed
Rees, Tony

basis of record Hallan, J. (2000-2017). Biology Catalog (2012 version), http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (as at 2012). [details] 

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details] 

basis of record WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details] 

taxonomy source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2024 version). , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/ [details] 

current name source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2024 version). , available online at https://www.marinespecies.org/ [details] 

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details] 
Unreviewed
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Alcyonaria (Subclass) > Gorgonacea (Order) > Scieraxonia (Suborder) > Melithaeidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Anthozoans, marine (characteristic of class) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): M; stratigraphic range: Palaeocene (Danian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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To WoRMS (from synonym Melitodidae)
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