Melithaea coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- 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. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 70: 383–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.09.028
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Cnidaria
- class
- Anthozoa
- order
- Malacalcyonacea
- family
- Melithaeidae
- genus
- Melithaea
- species
- Melithaea coccinea
Name
- Synonyms
- Isidella capensis Studer, 1878
- Isis coccinea Ellis & Solander, 1786
- Melitaea coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Melitea rissoi Lamouroux, 1816
- Melitella coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
- Primnoisis capensis (Studer, 1878)
- Wrightella chrysanthos Gray, 1870
- Wrightella coccinea Gray, 1870
- Homonyms
- Melithaea coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Bibliographic References
- 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.