Melithaea
Nodular gorgonians
As recorded: Melithaea Milne Edwards, 1857
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Melithaeidae
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Record type
- Human observation
Melithaea observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 891 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Zuid-Afrika
(c) brent_hoogervorst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Zuid-Afrika
(c) brent_hoogervorst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
New South Wales, AU
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
The Docks, Jervis Bay, Australia
(c) Rod Sleath, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Shoalhaven City Council, NSW, Australia
(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-12
Shoalhaven City Council, NSW, Australia
(c) martyhing, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Melithaea. BPBM 31ae15cc-6854-4c91-bb9e-817d11ecd3ad. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 3413384359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/img/31ae15cc-6854-4c91-bb9e-817d11ecd3ad.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 3413384359 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)