Deep-Sea taxon details
Melithaea nuttingi (Hickson, 1937)
746506 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746506)
accepted
Species
Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937 · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937) Hickson, S.J. (1937). The family Melitodidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(1): 73-209, plate 14.
page(s): 158-159 [details]
page(s): 158-159 [details]
Holotype (of Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937) ZMA...
Holotype (of Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937) ZMA ZMA.Coel.2103, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea nuttingi (Hickson, 1937). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746506 on 2026-01-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Melithaea nuttingi (Hickson, 1937). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746506 on 2026-01-14
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(of Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937) Hickson, S.J. (1937). The family Melitodidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(1): 73-209, plate 14.
page(s): 158-159 [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
page(s): 158-159 [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
Holotype (of Acabaria nuttingi Hickson, 1937) ZMA ZMA.Coel.2103, geounit Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
