danae, Melamphaes Ebeling [A. W.] 1962:102, Fig. 37 [Dana Report No. 58; ref. 5896] Sulawesi Sea, 4°03'N, 123°26'E, Dana station D3683, depth about 2500 meters (about 5000 meters wire out) over bottom depth of 4940 meters. Holotype: ZMUC P41119. Paratypes: SIO 56-127 (1), ZMUC P41120-140 (60). Plus additional material. Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:59 [ref. 9588]. •Valid as Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962 -- (Ebeling 1986:428 [ref. 5651], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Moore & Paxton 1999:2202 [ref. 24787], Kotlyar 2004:2 [ref. 27590], Mundy 2005:296 [ref. 28379], Fricke et al. 2011:371 [ref. 31242], Kotlyar 2016:379, 389 [ref. 35038], Fricke et al. 2018:109 [ref. 35805], Fermon et al. 2022:201 [ref. 39448] with question). Current status: Valid as Melamphaes danae Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae. Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific: Between 25°N and 25°S, southeastward to 110°W (including Hawaiian Islands). Habitat: marine.
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