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Family: Ellisellidae



(See list of species below)


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47 species (see list below)
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Ctenocella laevis
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Ctenocella pectinata
[Red whip coral]
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Ctenocella schmitti
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Dichotella gemmacea
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Ellisella acacesia
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Ellisella atlantica
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Ellisella azilia
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Ellisella barbadensis
[Devil's sea whip]
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Ellisella ceratophyta
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Ellisella cercidia
[Whip coral]
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Ellisella elongata
[Long sea whip]
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Ellisella eustala
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Ellisella gracilis
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Ellisella grandis
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Ellisella laevis
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Ellisella nuctenea
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Ellisella paraplexauroides
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Ellisella plexauroides
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Ellisella robusta
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Ellisella rossafila
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Ellisella schmitti
[Bushy sea whip]
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Heliania spinescens
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Junceella delicata
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Junceella eunicelloides
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Junceella fragilis
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Junceella juncea
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Nicella americana
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Nicella carinata
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Nicella flabellata
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Nicella goreaui
[Orange deep water fan]
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Nicella granifera
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Nicella guadalupensis
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Nicella laxa
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Nicella magna
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Nicella schmitti
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Riisea paniculata
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Verrucella cerasina
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Verrucella corona
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Verrucella diadema
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Verrucella ixobola
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Verrucella pallida
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Verrucella rosea
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Viminella crassa
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Viminella flagellum
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Viminella glabra
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Viminella petila
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Viminella rossa
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ctenocella laevis Western Central Pacific 1865
Ctenocella pectinata Red whip coral Indo-West Pacific 1766
Ctenocella schmitti Western Central Atlantic 1961
Dichotella gemmacea Indo-Pacific. 1857
Ellisella acacesia Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella atlantica Western Central Pacific
Ellisella azilia Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella barbadensis Devil's sea whip Caribbean Sea. 1864
Ellisella ceratophyta Western Central Pacific 1758
Ellisella cercidia Whip coral Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella elongata Long sea whip Western Atlantic 1766
Ellisella eustala Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella gracilis Northwest Pacific 1889
Ellisella grandis Western Atlantic 1901
Ellisella laevis Western Atlantic 1865
Ellisella nuctenea Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella paraplexauroides Atlantic and the Mediterr 1936
Ellisella plexauroides Western Central Pacific 1919
Ellisella robusta Western Central Pacific 1880
Ellisella rossafila Western Central Pacific 1999
Ellisella schmitti Bushy sea whip Western Atlantic 1961
Heliania spinescens Western Central Pacific 1859
Junceella delicata Western Central Pacific 1999
Junceella eunicelloides Western Central Pacific 1999
Junceella fragilis Indo-West Pacific 1884
Junceella juncea Indo-West Pacific. 1766
Nicella americana Indo-West Pacific. 1919
Nicella carinata Western Central Pacific 1910
Nicella flabellata Western Central Pacific 1897
Nicella goreaui Orange deep water fan Western Atlantic 1973
Nicella granifera Western Atlantic 1865
Nicella guadalupensis Western Atlantic 1860
Nicella laxa Western Central Pacific 1897
Nicella magna Western Central Pacific 1999
Nicella schmitti Western Central Pacific 1961
Riisea paniculata Western Atlantic 1860
Verrucella cerasina Western Central Pacific 1999
Verrucella corona Western Central Pacific 1999
Verrucella diadema Western Central Pacific 1999
Verrucella ixobola Western Central Pacific 1999
Verrucella pallida Western Central Pacific 1999
Verrucella rosea Western Central Pacific 1999
Viminella crassa Western Central Pacific 1999
Viminella flagellum Atlantic and the Mediterr 1863
Viminella glabra Western Central Pacific 1999
Viminella petila Western Central Pacific 1999
Viminella rossa Western Central Pacific 1999



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