WoRMS name details
Melitodes variabilis Hickson, 1905
291943 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291943)
unaccepted > superseded combination (original combination)
Species
Melitodes Verrill, 1864 accepted as Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 809 [details]
page(s): 809 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2024). World List of Octocorallia. Melitodes variabilis Hickson, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291943 on 2024-11-02
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Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 809 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record 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
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additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 151 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1989). On Wrightella coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) and Wrightella stiasnyi spec. nov. (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Melithaeidae). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 63(3): 27-34., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317963
page(s): 27, 28, 32, 33 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1987). Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Indian Ocean and the Malay Archipelago. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 239: 1-57., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317750
page(s): 6, 20, 33, 34, 35 [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
page(s): 809 [details]
context source (Hexacorallia) Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record 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]additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 151 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1989). On Wrightella coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) and Wrightella stiasnyi spec. nov. (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Melithaeidae). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden.</em> 63(3): 27-34., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317963
page(s): 27, 28, 32, 33 [details]
additional source van Ofwegen, L.P. (1987). Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Indian Ocean and the Malay Archipelago. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden.</em> 239: 1-57., available online at https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/317750
page(s): 6, 20, 33, 34, 35 [details]
source of synonymy van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
