Melithaea nodosa, BMNH 1947.3.22.6; a point spindles b collaret spindles c tentacle sclerites d coenenchymal spindles e unilaterally spinose spindles 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