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Family: Ellisellidae (See list of species below)

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42 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Ctenocella laevis []	No picture found Ctenocella pectinata [Red whip coral]	No picture found Ctenocella schmitti []
No picture found Dichotella gemmacea []	No picture found Ellisella acacesia []	No picture found Ellisella azilia []
No picture found Ellisella barbadensis [Devil's sea whip]	No picture found Ellisella ceratophyta []	No picture found Ellisella cercidia [Whip coral]
No picture found Ellisella elongata [Long sea whip]	No picture found Ellisella eustala []	No picture found Ellisella gracilis []
No picture found Ellisella grandis []	No picture found Ellisella nuctenea []	No picture found Ellisella paraplexauroides []
No picture found Ellisella plexauroides []	No picture found Ellisella robusta []	No picture found Ellisella rossafila []
No picture found Ellisella schmitti [Bushy sea whip]	No picture found Heliania spinescens []	No picture found Junceella delicata []
No picture found Junceella eunicelloides []	No picture found Junceella fragilis []	No picture found Junceella juncea []
No picture found Nicella carinata []	No picture found Nicella flabellata []	No picture found Nicella goreaui [Orange deep water fan]
No picture found Nicella guadalupensis []	No picture found Nicella laxa []	No picture found Nicella magna []
No picture found Riisea paniculata []	No picture found Verrucella cerasina []	No picture found Verrucella corona []
No picture found Verrucella diadema []	No picture found Verrucella ixobola []	No picture found Verrucella pallida []
No picture found Verrucella rosea []	No picture found Viminella crassa []	No picture found Viminella flagellum []
No picture found Viminella glabra []	No picture found Viminella petila []	No picture found Viminella rossa []

42 Species of Family Ellisellidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Ctenocella laevis		Western Central Pacific
Ctenocella pectinata	Red whip coral	Indo-West Pacific
Ctenocella schmitti		Western Central Atlantic
Dichotella gemmacea		Indo-Pacific.
Ellisella acacesia		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella azilia		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella barbadensis	Devil's sea whip	Caribbean Sea.
Ellisella ceratophyta		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella cercidia	Whip coral	Western Central Pacific
Ellisella elongata	Long sea whip	Western Atlantic
Ellisella eustala		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella gracilis		Northwest Pacific
Ellisella grandis		Western Atlantic
Ellisella nuctenea		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella paraplexauroides		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Ellisella plexauroides		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella robusta		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella rossafila		Western Central Pacific
Ellisella schmitti	Bushy sea whip	Western Atlantic
Heliania spinescens		Western Central Pacific
Junceella delicata		Western Central Pacific
Junceella eunicelloides		Western Central Pacific
Junceella fragilis		Indo-West Pacific
Junceella juncea		Indo-West Pacific.
Nicella carinata		Western Central Pacific
Nicella flabellata		Western Central Pacific
Nicella goreaui	Orange deep water fan	Western Atlantic
Nicella guadalupensis		Western Atlantic
Nicella laxa		Western Central Pacific
Nicella magna		Western Central Pacific
Riisea paniculata		Western Atlantic
Verrucella cerasina		Western Central Pacific
Verrucella corona		Western Central Pacific
Verrucella diadema		Western Central Pacific
Verrucella ixobola		Western Central Pacific
Verrucella pallida		Western Central Pacific
Verrucella rosea		Western Central Pacific
Viminella crassa		Western Central Pacific
Viminella flagellum		Atlantic and the Mediterr
Viminella glabra		Western Central Pacific
Viminella petila		Western Central Pacific
Viminella rossa		Western Central Pacific

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