a Melithaea nodosa, BMNH 1947.3.22.6 bBMNH 89.5.27.117 cBMNH 89.5.27.118 d M. oyeni sp. n., RMNH Coel. 41927 e M. ryukyuensis sp. n., UMUTZ-CnidG-32.

 
 
  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