Melithaeidae
Also known as: Mazgininiai koralai, イソバナ科, ネジレヤギ科, 扇珊瑚科, 뿔산호과
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Malacalcyonacea |
| Family | Melithaeidae |
| Published in | Gray, J. E. (1870). Catalogue of Lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. pp. 1–51. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=398475 |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 6 |
| Species records held | 139 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 180 |
| GBIF key | 8218 |
Genera in Melithaeidae
- Melithaea — 115 species: Melithaea abyssicola, Melithaea acuta, Melithaea africana, Melithaea akalyx, Melithaea albitincta, Melithaea amboinensis, Melithaea andamanensis, Melithaea arborea
- Solenocaulon — 11 species: Solenocaulon acalyx, Solenocaulon cervicorne, Solenocaulon chinense, Solenocaulon grandis, Solenocaulon grayi, Solenocaulon jedanense, Solenocaulon ramosum, Solenocaulon simplex
- Iciligorgia — 7 species: Iciligorgia australis, Iciligorgia boninensis, Iciligorgia brunnea, Iciligorgia koellikeri, Iciligorgia querciformis, Iciligorgia rubra, Iciligorgia schrammi
- Alertigorgia — 3 species: Alertigorgia hoeksemai, Alertigorgia mjobergi, Alertigorgia orientalis
- Melitodes — 2 species: Melitodes dichotoma, Melitodes flabellifera
- Asperaxis — 1 species: Asperaxis karenae
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.