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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	11 190903 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Melithaea spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 11 - Cnidaria Jellyfish, sea anemones, corals and allies Family: 11 190 Melithaeidae (octocorals) - show full list Common Name: [an octocoral] Organism Type: an octocoral Synonyms: Acabaria spp. Clathria spp. Mopsella spp. Wrightella spp. Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 11 190000     Melithaeidae Child Codes: 11 190004     Melithaea albitincta 11 190001     Melithaea zimmeri 99 110488     Melithaea sp. A 99 110728     Melithaea sp. B Previous Codes (if any): 11 190901

Taxon Notes:

Recent genetic work indicates that all Melithaeidae genera other than Asperaxis are not clearly separable, so these are regarded as synonyms of the oldest available name, Melithaea (see Reijnen et al, 2014). Further work is needed to clarify the situation, particularly concerning the "Acabaria" bramble corals and the more regular seafans. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8f9a2eb5-de4f-4f60-98ce-476774f63b73 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Scientific Name verified against:

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, Vol. 70: 383-401.