Sclerites of Melithaea abyssicola, ZSM 20040057, holotype; a point spindles b collaret spindles c tentacle sclerites d pharynx rods e clubs of coenenchyme f clubs of calyx.

 
 
  Part of: Matsumoto AK, van Ofwegen LP (2015) Melithaeidae of Japan (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) re-examined with descriptions of 11 new species. ZooKeys 522: 1-127. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.522.10294