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Ellisella

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Not to be confused with Ellisell.

Ellisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Ellisellidae
Genus: Ellisella
J.E.Gray, 1858

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 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:[1]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ellisella Gray, 1858". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-04-10.


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