''Ellisella'', commonly known as
sea whip
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
, is a
genus of
soft coral in the
family Ellisellidae
Ellisellidae is a family of soft corals.
Genera
The following genera are recognized within the family Ellisellidae:
* '' Ctenocella'' Valenciennes, 1855
* '' Dichotella'' Gray, 1870
* ''Ellisella
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, ...
.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub
gorgonians
Alcyonacea, or soft corals, are an order of corals. In addition to the fleshy soft corals, the order Alcyonacea now contains all species previously known as "gorgonian corals", that produce a more or less hard skeleton, though quite different f ...
which dominant color is brown to reddish and
polyps are white with eight
tentacles.
Branches are more or less long according to the
species, however, very few ramifications are observed in the
genus.
Species list
The following species are recognized within the genus ''Ellisella'':
* ''
Ellisella acacesia
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella andamanensis''
(Simpson, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella atlantica
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Toeplitz, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella aurantiaca''
(Thomson & Henderson)
* ''
Ellisella azilia''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella candida''
(Ridley, 1882)
* ''
Ellisella ceratophyta
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Ellisella cercidia
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella ceylonensis''
(Simpson, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella cylindrica''
(Toeplitz, 1919)
* ''
Ellisella divisa
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Thomson & Henderson, 1905)
* ''
Ellisella dolfusi
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Stiasny, 1938)
* ''
Ellisella elongata
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Pallas, 1766)
* ''
Ellisella erythraea
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Kükenthal, 1913)
* ''
Ellisella eustala
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella filiformis
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Toeplitz, 1889)
* ''
Ellisella flagellum
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Thomson & Russell, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella flava
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Nutting, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella funiculina
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
* ''
Ellisella gracilis
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Wright & Studer, 1889)
* ''
Ellisella grandiflora
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Branches ...
''
(Deichmann, 1936)
* ''
Ellisella grandis
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a Genus (biology), genus of soft coral in the Family (biology), family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are whi ...
''
(Verrill, 1901)
* ''
Ellisella gruveli
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Stiasny, 1936)
* ''
Ellisella laevis''
(Verrill, 1865)
* ''
Ellisella limbaughi''
(Bayer, 1960)
* ''
Ellisella maculata''
(Studer, 1878)
* ''
Ellisella marisrubri''
(Stiasny, 1938)
* ''
Ellisella moniliformis''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Ellisella nivea''
(Bayer & Grasshoff, 1995)
* ''
Ellisella nuctenea''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella paraplexauroides''
Stiasny, 1936
* ''
Ellisella plexauroides''
(Toeplitz, 1919)
* ''
Ellisella quadrilineata''
(Simpson, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella rigida''
(Toeplitz, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella rosea
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Bayer & Grasshoff, 1995)
* ''
Ellisella rossafila
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
(Grasshoff, 1999)
* ''
Ellisella rubra''
(Wright & Studer, 1889)
* ''
Ellisella schmitti''
(Bayer, 1961)
* ''
Ellisella thomsoni''
(Simpson, 1910)
* ''
Ellisella vaughani
''Ellisella'', commonly known as sea whip, is a genus of soft coral in the family Ellisellidae.
''Ellisella'' constitutes like bushy shrub gorgonians which dominant color is brown to reddish and polyps are white with eight tentacles.
Bran ...
''
Stiasny, 1940
* ''
Ellisella vermeuleni''
(Stiasny, 1936)
References
External links
Ellisellidae
Octocorallia genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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