Deep-Sea taxon details
Melithaea rubrinodis (Gray, 1859)
746534 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:746534)
accepted
Species
Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859 · unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
marine, fresh, terrestrial
(of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 486 [details]
page(s): 486 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2025). World List of Octocorallia. Melithaea rubrinodis (Gray, 1859). 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=746534 on 2026-08-11
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Melithaea rubrinodis (Gray, 1859). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746534 on 2026-08-11
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original description
(of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 486 [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): 486 [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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) HUJ 326, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) HUJ 335, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) HUJ 341 [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) HUJ 342, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMF 2429, geounit Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMF 4050, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMF 4155, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMF 7003, geounit Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMNS, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) SMNS, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 1816 [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 20478, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 20493, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 20497, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 20502, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 20509, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 2306, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 2370, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 24479, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 26178, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 26179, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 5785, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 5841 [details]
Nontype (of Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859) ZMTAU 9666, geounit Egyptian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melithaea rubrinodis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melithaea rubrinodis)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 8 proteins) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Cnidaria Collection (1 record) (from synonym Clathraria rubrinodis Gray, 1859)
