Melithaea

Melithaea
Knotted fan coral, Melithaea ochracea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Melithaeidae
Genus: Melithaea
Milne-Edwards, 1857 [1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Acabaria Gray, 1859
  • Birotulata Nutting, 1911
  • Clathraria Gray, 1859
  • Melitella Gray, 1859
  • Melitodes Verrill, 1864
  • Mopsella Gray, 1857
  • Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902
  • Wrightella Gray, 1870

Melithaea is a genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae. Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The type species is Melithaea ochracea.[2]

  1. ^ a b van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  2. ^ Melithaea Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2012-02-22.