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Family: Melithaeidae



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19 species (see list below)
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Alertigorgia orientalis
[]

Photo by Jacobson, Pauline Walsh

Western Central Pacific

Iciligorgia rubra (Kölliker, 1870)

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Iciligorgia rubra
[]
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Iciligorgia schrammi
[Deep-water sea fan]
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Melithaea albitincta
[]
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Melithaea baladea
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Melithaea bicolor
[Bicolor gorgonian]
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Melithaea caledonica
[]
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Melithaea cinquemiglia
[]
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Melithaea davidi
[]
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Melithaea kuea
[]
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Melithaea ochracea
[Knotted fan coral]
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Melithaea omanensis
[]
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Melithaea ouvea
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Melithaea squamata
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Mopsella rubeola
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Mopsella spongiosa
[Sea fan]
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Mopsella zimmeri
[Zimmer's sea fan]

Photo by Malaer, Piero

Western Central Pacific

Solenocaulon akalyx Germanos, 1896

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Solenocaulon akalyx
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Solenocaulon tortuosum
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alertigorgia orientalis Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Iciligorgia rubra Western Central Pacific 1870
Iciligorgia schrammi Deep-water sea fan Western Atlantic 1870
Melithaea albitincta Eastern Indian Ocean 1884
Melithaea baladea Western Central Pacific 1999
Melithaea bicolor Bicolor gorgonian Eastern Central Pacific 1908
Melithaea caledonica Western Central Pacific 1999
Melithaea cinquemiglia Western Central Pacific 1999
Melithaea davidi Western Indian Ocean 2016
Melithaea kuea Western Central Pacific 1999
Melithaea ochracea Knotted fan coral Indo-West Pacific. 1785
Melithaea omanensis Western Indian Ocean 1987
Melithaea ouvea Western Central Pacific 1999
Melithaea squamata Western Indian Ocean 1911
Mopsella rubeola Western Central Pacific 1889
Mopsella spongiosa Sea fan Indo-West Pacific. 1911
Mopsella zimmeri Zimmer's sea fan Indo-Pacific. 1908
Solenocaulon akalyx Western Central Pacific 1896
Solenocaulon tortuosum Western Central Pacific 1862



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