Melithaea maldivensis ( Ofwegen, 1987 )

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 29

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scientific name	Melithaea maldivensis ( Ofwegen, 1987 )
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Melithaea maldivensis ( Ofwegen, 1987) View in CoL View at ENA

Clathraria maldivensis Ofwegen, 1987: 17–20 View in CoL , fig. 9–11 ( Maldives).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region.

Justification:

Literature analysis: This species was originally described as Clathraria maldivenis and Ofwegen & Vennam (1991), Venkataraman et al. (2004), and Kumar et al. (2019) just list the species.

Kumar, J. S. Y., Geetha, S., Raghunathan, C. & Sornaraj, R. (2019) New report of Melithaea delicata Hickson, 1905 (subclass: oOctocorallia) from Little Andaman Island, India. Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, 48 (9), 1344 - 1350.

van Ofwegen, L. P. (1987) Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Anthozoa) from the Indian Ocean and the Malay Archipelago. Zoologische Verhandelingen Leiden, 239, 1 - 57.

van Ofwegen, L. P. & Vennam, J. (1991) Notes on Octocorallia from the Laccadives (SW India). Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden, 65, 143 - 154.

Venkataraman, K., Jeyabaskaran, R., Raghuram, K. P. & Alfred, J. R. B. (2004) Bibliography and checklist of corals and coral reef associated organisms of India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India. Kolkatta, Occasional Paper, 226, 1 - 468.