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Melithaea
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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]
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Melithaea | |
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Knotted fan coral, Melithaea ochracea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
Class: | Octocorallia |
Order: | Alcyonacea |
Family: | Melithaeidae |
Genus: | Melithaea Milne-Edwards, 1857 [1] |
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