WoRMS taxon details

Melithaea spinosa (Kükenthal, 1909)

746545  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746545)

accepted
Species
Mopsella fragilis Broch, 1916 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1909 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1909) Kükenthal, W. (1909). Diagnosen neuer Alcyonarien. (7. Mitteilung). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 35(1/2): 46-53., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9741487
page(s): 52-53 [details]   
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea spinosa (Kükenthal, 1909). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746545 on 2024-04-18
Date
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2014-01-10 09:03:38Z
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2019-07-19 01:07:28Z
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original description  (of Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1909) Kükenthal, W. (1909). Diagnosen neuer Alcyonarien. (7. Mitteilung). <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> 35(1/2): 46-53., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9741487
page(s): 52-53 [details]   

original description  (of Mopsella fragilis Broch, 1916) Broch, H. (1916). Alcyonarien. In: Results of Dr. E. Mjobergs Swedish Scientific Expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. XI. <em>Kgl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handlingar.</em> 52 (11):1-48, plates 1-4., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41923264
page(s): 29-31 [details]   

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] 
Syntype (of Mopsella spinosa Kükenthal, 1909) ZMB ZMB.5811, geounit Aru Islands [details]