| Melithaea ochracea | |
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| Knotted fan coral at Pulau Tioman, West Malaysia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Melithaeidae |
| Genus: | Melithaea |
| Species: | M. ochracea
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| Binomial name | |
| Melithaea ochracea | |
Melithaea ochracea is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Melithaeidae, commonly known as knotted fan coral. It grows in tree-like fans on coral reefs in the South China Sea. It is used in the jewellery industry under the name red spongy coral.
- ^ van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Melithaea ochracea (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-02-22.