Melithaea genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae . Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. The type species is Melithaea ochracea [2]
Melithaea Knotted fan coral, Melithaea ochracea Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Octocorallia Order: Alcyonacea Family: Melithaeidae Genus: Melithaea Milne-Edwards , 1857 [1] Species See text
Synonyms [1] Acabaria Gray, 1859 Birotulata Nutting, 1911 Clathraria Gray, 1859 Melitella Gray, 1859 Melitodes Verrill, 1864 Mopsella Gray, 1857 Pleurocoralloides Moroff, 1902 Wrightella Gray, 1870
Description edit Members of the genus Melithaea are arborescent colonial corals forming fan, bush or tree shapes. The axis or main skeletal "trunk" is jointed, there being nodes, flexible horny joints, separated by internodes composed of hard, calcareous material. The branches divide off at the nodes which are often swollen. The minute calcareous spicules in the flexible membrane called the mesoglea that covers the skeleton are called sclerites . The identity of these spicules is important for identification purposes and in this genus they are predominantly double discs and small disc-spindles, but also include plain spindles, capstans and small clubs. Members of this genus do not have the unicellular symbiotic algae Zooxanthellae in their tissues that many other corals do. Colonies vary in colour but tend to be shades of yellow, orange, red and brown.[2]
Ecological significance edit These corals are one of several genera of sea fan that can be hosts to a species of pygmy seahorse , the Denise's pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise).
Species edit The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:[1]
Melithaea acuta (Gray, 1870) Melithaea africana (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea akalyx (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea albitincta (Ridley, 1884) Melithaea amboinensis (Hentschel, 1903) Melithaea andamanensis (van Ofwegen, 1987) Melithaea arborea (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea atrorubens (Gray, 1870) Melithaea aurantia (Esper, 1798) Melithaea australis (Gray, 1868) Melithaea baladea (Grasshoff, 1999) Melithaea bicolor (Nutting, 1908) Melithaea biserialis (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea boninensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea braueri (Kükenthal, 1919) Melithaea caledonica Grasshoff, 1999 Melithaea capensis (Studer, 1878) Melithaea cinquemiglia (Grasshoff, 1999) Melithaea clavigera (Ridley, 1884) Melithaea coccinea (Ellis & Solander, 1786) Melithaea contorta (Dean, 1932) Melithaea corymbosa (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea delicata (Hickson, 1940) Melithaea dichotoma (Linnaeus, 1758) Melithaea divaricata (Gray, 1859) Melithaea doederleini Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea dubia (Broch, 1916) Melithaea ellisi (Hickson, 1937) Melithaea elongata (Gray, 1859) Melithaea erythraea (Ehrenberg, 1834) Melithaea esperi (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea flabellata (Gray, 1870) Melithaea flabellum (Thomson & Mackinnon, 1910) Melithaea formosa (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea fragilis (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea frondosa (Brundin, 1896) Melithaea furcata (Thomson, 1916) Melithaea gracilis (Gray, 1859) Melithaea gracillima (Ridley, 1884) Melithaea haddoni (Hickson, 1937) Melithaea harbereri (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea hendersoni Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 Melithaea hicksoni (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea isonoi Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea japonica (Verrill, 1865) †Melithaea keramaensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea klunzingeri (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea kuea (Grasshoff, 1999) Melithaea laevis (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea linearis (Gray, 1870) Melithaea mabahissi (Hickson, 1940) Melithaea maldivensis (van Ofwegen, 1987) Melithaea mcqueeni Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 Melithaea mertoni (Kükenthal, 1909) Melithaea modesta (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea moluccana (Kükenthal, 1896) Melithaea mutsu (Minobe, 1929) Melithaea nodosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea nuttingi (Hickson, 1937) Melithaea occidentalis Duchassaing, 1870 Melithaea ochracea (Linnaeus, 1785) Melithaea omanensis (van Ofwegen, 1987) Melithaea ornata (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) Melithaea ouvea (Grasshoff, 1999) Melithaea oyeni Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea philippinensis (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea planiloca (Ridley, 1888) Melithaea planoregularis (Kükenthal, 1909) Melithaea pulchella (Thomson & Simpson, 1909) Melithaea pulchra (Hickson, 1937) Melithaea ramulosa (Kükenthal, 1909) Melithaea retifera (Lamarck, 1816) Melithaea robusta (Shann, 1912) Melithaea roemeri (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea rubeola (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea rubra (Esper, 1789) Melithaea rubrinodis (Gray, 1859) Melithaea rugosa (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea ryukyuensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea sagamiensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea sanguinea (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea satsumaensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea serrata (Ridley, 1884) Melithaea shanni Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 Melithaea sinaica (Grasshoff, 2000) Melithaea singularis (Thomson, 1916) Melithaea sinuata (Wright & Studer, 1889) Melithaea spinosa (Kükenthal, 1878) Melithaea splendens (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea spongiosa (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea squamata (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea squarrosa (Kükenthal, 1909) Melithaea stiasnyi (van Ofwegen, 1989) Melithaea stormii (Studer, 1895) Melithaea studeri (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea suensoni Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea superba (Kükenthal, 1919) Melithaea tanseii Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea tenella (Dana, 1846) Melithaea tenuis (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea textiformis (Lamarck, 1815) Melithaea thomsoni (Broch, 1916) Melithaea thorpeae Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 Melithaea tokaraensis Matsumoto & van Ofwegen, 2015 Melithaea tongaensis (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea triangulata (Nutting, 1911) Melithaea trilineata (Thomson, 1917) Melithaea undulata (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea valdiviae (Kükenthal, 1908) Melithaea variabilis (Hickson, 1905) Melithaea virgata (Verrill, 1846) Melithaea wrighti Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014 Melithaea zimmeri (Kükenthal, 1908) References edit ^ a b c van Ofwegen, Leen (2010). "Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857". WoRMS . World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2012-02-22 . ^ a b Melithaea Marine Species Identification Portal. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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Melithaea is a genus of octocorals in the family Melithaeidae Members of the genus are commonly known as fan corals and are found in the tropical Indo Pacific region The type species is Melithaea ochracea 2 MelithaeaKnotted fan coral Melithaea ochraceaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum CnidariaClass OctocoralliaOrder AlcyonaceaFamily MelithaeidaeGenus MelithaeaMilne Edwards 1857 1 SpeciesSee textSynonyms 1 Acabaria Gray 1859 Birotulata Nutting 1911 Clathraria Gray 1859 Melitella Gray 1859 Melitodes Verrill 1864 Mopsella Gray 1857 Pleurocoralloides Moroff 1902 Wrightella Gray 1870 Contents 1 Description 2 Ecological significance 3 Species 4 ReferencesDescription editMembers of the genus Melithaea are arborescent colonial corals forming fan bush or tree shapes The axis or main skeletal trunk is jointed there being nodes flexible horny joints separated by internodes composed of hard calcareous material The branches divide off at the nodes which are often swollen The minute calcareous spicules in the flexible membrane called the mesoglea that covers the skeleton are called sclerites The identity of these spicules is important for identification purposes and in this genus they are predominantly double discs and small disc spindles but also include plain spindles capstans and small clubs Members of this genus do not have the unicellular symbiotic algae Zooxanthellae in their tissues that many other corals do Colonies vary in colour but tend to be shades of yellow orange red and brown 2 Ecological significance editThese corals are one of several genera of sea fan that can be hosts to a species of pygmy seahorse the Denise s pygmy seahorse Hippocampus denise Species editThe World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus 1 Melithaea acuta Gray 1870 Melithaea africana Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea akalyx Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea albitincta Ridley 1884 Melithaea amboinensis Hentschel 1903 Melithaea andamanensis van Ofwegen 1987 Melithaea arborea Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea atrorubens Gray 1870 Melithaea aurantia Esper 1798 Melithaea australis Gray 1868 Melithaea baladea Grasshoff 1999 Melithaea bicolor Nutting 1908 Melithaea biserialis Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea boninensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea braueri Kukenthal 1919 Melithaea caledonicaGrasshoff 1999 Melithaea capensis Studer 1878 Melithaea cinquemiglia Grasshoff 1999 Melithaea clavigera Ridley 1884 Melithaea coccinea Ellis amp Solander 1786 Melithaea contorta Dean 1932 Melithaea corymbosa Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea delicata Hickson 1940 Melithaea dichotoma Linnaeus 1758 Melithaea divaricata Gray 1859 Melithaea doederleiniMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea dubia Broch 1916 Melithaea ellisi Hickson 1937 Melithaea elongata Gray 1859 Melithaea erythraea Ehrenberg 1834 Melithaea esperi Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea flabellata Gray 1870 Melithaea flabellum Thomson amp Mackinnon 1910 Melithaea formosa Nutting 1911 Melithaea fragilis Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea frondosa Brundin 1896 Melithaea furcata Thomson 1916 Melithaea gracilis Gray 1859 Melithaea gracillima Ridley 1884 Melithaea haddoni Hickson 1937 Melithaea harbereri Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea hendersoniReijnen McFadden Hermanlimianto amp van Ofwegen 2014 Melithaea hicksoni Nutting 1911 Melithaea isonoiMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea japonica Verrill 1865 Melithaea keramaensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea klunzingeri Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea kuea Grasshoff 1999 Melithaea laevis Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea linearis Gray 1870 Melithaea mabahissi Hickson 1940 Melithaea maldivensis van Ofwegen 1987 Melithaea mcqueeniReijnen McFadden Hermanlimianto amp van Ofwegen 2014 Melithaea mertoni Kukenthal 1909 Melithaea modesta Nutting 1911 Melithaea moluccana Kukenthal 1896 Melithaea mutsu Minobe 1929 Melithaea nodosa Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea nuttingi Hickson 1937 Melithaea occidentalisDuchassaing 1870 Melithaea ochracea Linnaeus 1785 Melithaea omanensis van Ofwegen 1987 Melithaea ornata Thomson amp Simpson 1909 Melithaea ouvea Grasshoff 1999 Melithaea oyeniMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea philippinensis Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea planiloca Ridley 1888 Melithaea planoregularis Kukenthal 1909 Melithaea pulchella Thomson amp Simpson 1909 Melithaea pulchra Hickson 1937 Melithaea ramulosa Kukenthal 1909 Melithaea retifera Lamarck 1816 Melithaea robusta Shann 1912 Melithaea roemeri Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea rubeola Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea rubra Esper 1789 Melithaea rubrinodis Gray 1859 Melithaea rugosa Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea ryukyuensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea sagamiensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea sanguinea Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea satsumaensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea serrata Ridley 1884 Melithaea shanniReijnen McFadden Hermanlimianto amp van Ofwegen 2014 Melithaea sinaica Grasshoff 2000 Melithaea singularis Thomson 1916 Melithaea sinuata Wright amp Studer 1889 Melithaea spinosa Kukenthal 1878 Melithaea splendens Nutting 1911 Melithaea spongiosa Nutting 1911 Melithaea squamata Nutting 1911 Melithaea squarrosa Kukenthal 1909 Melithaea stiasnyi van Ofwegen 1989 Melithaea stormii Studer 1895 Melithaea studeri Nutting 1911 Melithaea suensoniMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea superba Kukenthal 1919 Melithaea tanseiiMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea tenella Dana 1846 Melithaea tenuis Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea textiformis Lamarck 1815 Melithaea thomsoni Broch 1916 Melithaea thorpeaeReijnen McFadden Hermanlimianto amp van Ofwegen 2014 Melithaea tokaraensisMatsumoto amp van Ofwegen 2015 Melithaea tongaensis Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea triangulata Nutting 1911 Melithaea trilineata Thomson 1917 Melithaea undulata Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea valdiviae Kukenthal 1908 Melithaea variabilis Hickson 1905 Melithaea virgata Verrill 1846 Melithaea wrightiReijnen McFadden Hermanlimianto amp van Ofwegen 2014 Melithaea zimmeri Kukenthal 1908 References edit a b c van Ofwegen Leen 2010 Melithaea Milne Edwards 1857 WoRMS World Register of Marine Species Retrieved 2012 02 22 a b Melithaea Marine Species Identification Portal Retrieved 2012 02 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Melithaea amp oldid 1046058922, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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