WoRMS name details
Melitodes esperi Wright & Studer, 1889
1006677 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1006677)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Melitodes Verrill, 1864 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 179-180 [details]
page(s): 179-180 [details]
Holotype BMNH BMNH.1889–05-27–148, geounit Torres...
Holotype BMNH BMNH.1889–05-27–148, geounit Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Melitodes esperi Wright & Studer, 1889. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1006677 on 2024-11-05
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original description
Wright, E.P.; Studer, T. (1889). Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 31 (part 64), lxxii+ 314 pp., 43 pls. London., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2081946
page(s): 179-180 [details]
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): 138 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.S. (1911). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Gorgonacea. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1911 (3-4): 870-893, plates 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31570626
page(s): 874-876 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1937). The family Melitodidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(1): 73-209, plate 14.
page(s): 109-114 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
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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 [request]
page(s): 179-180 [details]
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): 138 [details]
additional source Thomson, J.S. (1911). The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Gorgonacea. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1911 (3-4): 870-893, plates 43-45., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31570626
page(s): 874-876 [details]
additional source Hickson, S.J. (1937). The family Melitodidae. <em>Transactions of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 23(1): 73-209, plate 14.
page(s): 109-114 [details]
additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 55 [details] Available for editors
[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
[request]
Holotype BMNH BMNH.1889–05-27–148, geounit Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef [details]
