The PEDIGREE of
Genus Melithaea (Fan Corals)

     aka Melithaea ochracea; aka red spongy coral; (soft fan-like coral found in South China Sea)

 "Child(ren)":       Knotted Fan Coral
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/-- The First Eukaryote   +====> [ 54]
/   / OR: First Eukaryote [Lopez-Garcia - Morei.   +====> [ 51]
/-- Domain of Eukaryotes
/-- Superempire Unikonta
/   / OR: Kingdom Opisthokonta   +====> [ 56]
/-- Empire of Opisthokonts (Fungi & Animals)
/   / OR: Opisthokonts [Cavalier-Smith model]   +====> [ 67]
/-- Superkingdom Holozoa
/-- Kingdom of Apoikozoa (Animals)
/-- Subkingdom of Metazoa (Multicellular Animals)
/-- Superbranch Eumetazoa
/-- Superphylum Planulozoa
/   / or: prob. not Branch Radiata, q.v.
/-- Phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterates)
/-- Class Anthozoa (Corals & Sea Anemones)
/-- Subclass Octocorallia (Soft Corals, Sea Pens, etc.)
/-- Order Alcyonacea (Soft Corals, Sea Whips, etc.)
/-- Suborder Scleraxonia (Gorgonians)
/-- Family Melithaeidae (Sea Fans)
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- Genus Melithaea (Fan Corals)
 

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