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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Cnidaria (phylum) » Anthozoa (class) » Alcyonacea (order) » Melithaeidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 11 190000 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Melithaeidae |
CAAB category: | 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies |
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Family: | 11 190 Melithaeidae (octocorals) - show full list | |
Common Name: | octocorals | |
Common Names List: | sea fans, gorgonian corals | |
Organism Type: | an octocoral | |
Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
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Child Codes: |
11 190902
Asperaxis spp. 11 190903 Melithaea spp. |
Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to family level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. | ||||
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