WoRMS name details

Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902)

746488  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746488)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Cnidaria (Phylum)
  4. Anthozoa (Subphylum)
  5. Octocorallia (Class)
  6. Malacalcyonacea (Order)
  7. Melithaeidae (Family)
  8. Melithaeinae (Subfamily)
  9. Melithaea (Genus)
  10. Melithaea confusum (Species)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pleurocorallium confusum Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. II. Ueber einige neue Gorgonaceen aus Japan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 404- 410, plates 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412654
page(s): 404-405 [details] 
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea confusum (Moroff, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746488 on 2025-01-15
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2014-01-10 09:03:38Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2015-10-07 07:50:33Z
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van Ofwegen, Leen
2021-03-14 03:48:45Z
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McFadden, Cathy
2023-03-05 00:39:22Z
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McFadden, Cathy

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original description (of Pleurocorallium confusum Moroff, 1902) Moroff, T. (1902). Studien über Octocorallien. II. Ueber einige neue Gorgonaceen aus Japan. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher (Syst.).</em> 17: 404- 410, plates 16-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27412654
page(s): 404-405 [details] 

additional source Matsumoto, K.; van Ofwegen, L. (2015). Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 522: 1-127., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

new combination reference 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]

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