WoRMS name details

Melitodes africana Kükenthal, 1908

1006675  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1006675)

 unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 194 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Melitodes africana Kükenthal, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1006675 on 2024-04-18
Date
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2017-06-30 12:31:16Z
created
2021-04-08 00:19:22Z
changed
2023-03-05 00:39:22Z
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original description Kükenthal, W. (1908). Die Gorgonidenfamilie der Melitodidae Verr. (5. Mitteilung.). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 33(7/8): 189–201., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9898475
page(s): 194 [details]   

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 60-61 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Kükenthal, W. (1919). Gorgonaria. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer “Valdivia”, 1898–1899.</em> 13, 1–946., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6222923
page(s): 146 [details]   

source of synonymy 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  PDF available [request] 
Syntype ZMB ZMB.5819, geounit Simons Bay [details]