Melithaea mcqueeni Magnificence Sea Fan, Splendid Knotted Fan Coral

Melithaea mcqueeni is commonly referred to as Magnificence Sea Fan, Splendid Knotted Fan Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Problematisk. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Kary Mar

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lexID:: 14898
AphiaID:: 746519

Scientific:: Melithaea mcqueeni
German:: Pracht-Netzfächer
English:: Magnificence Sea Fan, Splendid Knotted Fan Coral

Category:: Gorgonier

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Octocorallia (Class) > Malacalcyonacea (Order) > Melithaeidae (Family) > Melithaea (Genus) > mcqueeni (Species)
Initial determination:: Reijnen, McFadden, Hermanlimianto & van Ofwegen, 2014

Occurrence:: Sudan, Celebes Sea, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Moluccas, Philippines, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Western Indian Ocean
Sea depth:: 10 - 60 Meter
Size:: 15.75" - 23.62" (40cm - 60cm)
Temperature:: °F - 80.6 °F (°C - 27°C)
Food:: azooxanthellat, nonphotosynthetic, Copepods, Invertebrates, Mucus, Plankton, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Problematisk
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Melithaea acuta
Melithaea africana
Melithaea akalyx
Melithaea albitincta
Melithaea amboinensis
Melithaea andamanensis
Melithaea arborea
Melithaea atrorubens
Melithaea aurantia
Melithaea australis
Melithaea baladea
Melithaea bicolor
Seefächer
Melithaea biserialis
Seefächer
Melithaea boninensis
Melithaea braueri
Melithaea caledonica
Seefächer
Melithaea capensis
Melithaea cinquemiglia
Melithaea clavigera
Melithaea coccinea
Melithaea contorta
Melithaea corymbosa
Melithaea delicata
Gorgonie
Melithaea dichotoma
Melithaea divaricata
Melithaea doederleini
Melithaea dubia
Melithaea ellisi
Melithaea elongata
Melithaea erythraea
Melithaea esperi
Melithaea flabellata
Melithaea flabellum
Melithaea formosa
Melithaea fragilis
Melithaea frondosa
Melithaea furcata
Melithaea gracilis
Melithaea gracillima
Melithaea haddoni
Melithaea harbereri
Melithaea hendersoni
Melithaea hicksoni
Melithaea isonoi
Melithaea japonica
Flachwasser Gorgonie
Melithaea klunzingeri
Melithaea kuea
Melithaea laevis
Melithaea linearis
Melithaea mabahissi
Melithaea maldivensis
Malediven-Netzfächer
Melithaea mcqueeni
Pracht-Netzfächer
Melithaea mertoni
Melithaea modesta
Melithaea moluccana
Melithaea mutsu
Melithaea nodosa
Seefächer
Melithaea nuttingi
Melithaea occidentalis
Melithaea ochracea
Roter Knotenfächer, Rote Fächergorgonie, Roter Riesen-Knotenfächer
Melithaea omanensis
Melithaea ornata
Melithaea ouvea
Melithaea oyeni
Melithaea philippinensis
Melithaea planiloca
Melithaea planoregularis
Melithaea pulchella
Melithaea pulchra
Melithaea ramulosa
Melithaea retifera
Melithaea robusta
Melithaea roemeri
Melithaea rubeola
Melithaea rubra
Mehrfarben-Seefächer
Melithaea rubrinodis
Busch-Knotenkoralle
Melithaea rugosa
Melithaea ryukyuensis
Melithaea sagamiensis
Melithaea sanguinea
Melithaea satsumaensis
Melithaea serrata
Melithaea shanni
Melithaea sinaica
Sinai-Netzfächer, Kalkachsenkoralle
Melithaea singularis
Melithaea sinuata
Melithaea spinosa
Melithaea splendens
Melithaea spongiosa
Melithaea squamata
Schuppiger Riesenfächer
Melithaea squarrosa
Melithaea stiasnyi
Melithaea stormii
Melithaea studeri
Melithaea suensoni
Melithaea superba
Melithaea tanseii
Melithaea tenella
Melithaea tenuis
Melithaea textiformis
Melithaea thomsoni
Melithaea thorpeae
Melithaea tokaraensis
Melithaea tongaensis
Melithaea triangulata
Melithaea trilineata
Melithaea undulata
Melithaea valdiviae
Melithaea variabilis
Knotiger Seefächer
Melithaea virgata
Melithaea wrighti
Melithaea zimmeri
Zimmer's Fächerkoralle

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2022-06-14 19:09:16
Last edit:: 2024-05-04 20:54:46

Info

Melithaea splendens is a beautiful azooxanthellate fan coral that grows in dimly lit caves and under rocky overhangs, where it always points its branches into the current so that its polyps can easily capture drifting plankton.

The coloration of the Magnificent Fan ranges from reddish, orange to purple, with the small white to yellowish polyps standing out clearly.

The fan-shaped coral is mainly found in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, the photo of Dr. Karine Marangon is from the sea around the Philippines, so the distribution of the sea fan may be larger than previously thought.

Synonyms:
Acabaria crosslandi Stiasny, 1938
Acabaria crosslandi var. hicksoni Stiasny, 1938
Acabaria splendens (Thomson & McQueen, 1908)
Melitodes splendens Thomson & McQueen, 1908

External links

A molecular and morphological exploration of the generic boundaries in the family Melithaeidae (Coelenterata: Octocorallia) and its taxonomic consequences (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2023.
Flickr Homepage Karine Marangon (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2023.
Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea (en). Abgerufen am 10.07.2022.
The Gorgonacea of the Siboga expedition, hier Erstbeschreibung vom Synonym Birotulata splendens Nutting, 1911 (en). Abgerufen am 30.04.2023.
Unterwasser-Welt-Rotes Meer / Peter Jonas (de). Abgerufen am 10.07.2022.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 10.07.2022.

Pictures

Commonly

Melithaea splendens (c) by Alexander Semenov

Foto; Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippinen

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