Melithaea sp. indet. 2

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: occurrenceID: 9A0BD323-7824-53BB-BDAB-0D81AEDD908D; Taxon: scientificName: Melithaea sp. 2; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Cnidaria; class: Anthozoa-Octocorallia; order: Malacalcyonacea; family: Melithaeidae; genus: Melithaea; Location: waterBody: Indian Ocean; country: Maldives; locality: Vaavu, Laamu, Huvadhu; minimumDepthInMeters: 8; maximumDepthInMeters: 61; locationRemarks: Nekton Maldives Mission; Identification: identifiedBy: Farah Amjad, Paris Stefanoudis; dateIdentified: 2022, 2023; identificationRemarks: Identified only from imagery; Event: samplingProtocol: Submersible OR Remotely Operated Vehicle OR Snorkel; Record Level: basisOfRecord: Human observation