Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Isididae



(See list of species below)



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30 species
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Acanella arbuscula
[Bonsai bamboo coral]
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Acanella eburnea
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Acanella japonica
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Acanella sibogae
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Acanthoisis dhondtae
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Australisis sarmentosa
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Isidella elongata
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Isis hippuris
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Keratoisis flexibilis
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Keratoisis glaesa
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Keratoisis grayi
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Keratoisis hikurangiensis
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Keratoisis projecta
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Keratoisis tangentis
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Keratoisis zelandica
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Lepidisis olapa
[Bamboo coral]
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Lepidisis solitaria
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Antarctic.

Notisis elongata (Roule, 1908)

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Notisis elongata
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Paracanthoisis simplex
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Primnoisis ambigua
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Primnoisis antarctica
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Primnoisis delicatula
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Primnoisis fragilis
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Primnoisis mimas
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Primnoisis sparsa
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Pteronisis laboutei
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Pteronisis provocatoris
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Pteronisis whiteleggei
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Stenisis humilis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Tenuisis microspiculata (Molander, 1929)

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Tenuisis microspiculata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanella arbuscula Bonsai bamboo coral Southwest of the Canary I 1862
Acanella eburnea Western Central Atlantic 1868
Acanella japonica Western Central Atlantic 1915
Acanella sibogae Western Central Atlantic 1910
Acanthoisis dhondtae Western Central Pacific 1987
Australisis sarmentosa Antarctic Atlantic 1987
Isidella elongata Atlantic and the Mediterr 1788
Isis hippuris Indo-Pacific. 1758
Keratoisis flexibilis Eastern Atlantic and Cari 1868
Keratoisis glaesa Eastern Atlantic and Cari 1976
Keratoisis grayi North Atlantic 1869
Keratoisis hikurangiensis North Atlantic 1976
Keratoisis projecta North Atlantic 1976
Keratoisis tangentis Southwest Pacific. 1868
Keratoisis zelandica Southwest Pacific. 1868
Lepidisis olapa Bamboo coral Eastern Central Pacific 1978
Lepidisis solitaria Eastern Central Pacific 1976
Notisis elongata Antarctic. 1908
Paracanthoisis simplex Western Central Pacific 1970
Primnoisis ambigua Antarctic 1889
Primnoisis antarctica Antarctic Atlantic and An 1878
Primnoisis delicatula Antarctic Indian Ocean 1907
Primnoisis fragilis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1919
Primnoisis mimas Antarctic Atlantic 1987
Primnoisis sparsa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1889
Pteronisis laboutei Western Central Pacific 1987
Pteronisis provocatoris Western Central Pacific 1987
Pteronisis whiteleggei Western Central Pacific 1911
Stenisis humilis Western Atlantic 1936
Tenuisis microspiculata Antarctic Atlantic 1929



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