WoRMS taxon details
Ellisella maculata Studer, 1878
291874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:291874)
accepted
Species
Ctenocella (Ellisella) maculata (Studer, 1878) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ctenocella (Viminella) furcata (Hickson, 1905) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Scirpearia furcata Hickson, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (original combination)
Viminella furcata (Hickson, 1905) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, fresh, terrestrial
Studer, T. (1878). Ubersicht der Anthozoa Alcyonaria welche wahrend der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1878: 632-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36097327
page(s): 659-660 [details]
page(s): 659-660 [details]
McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Samimi-Namin, K.; Hoeksema, B.W., Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L.P. (2026). World List of Octocorallia. Ellisella maculata Studer, 1878. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=291874 on 2026-08-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Studer, T. (1878). Ubersicht der Anthozoa Alcyonaria welche wahrend der Reise S.M.S. Gazelle um die Erde gesammelt wurden. <em>Monatsberichte der Koniglich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1878: 632-688., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36097327
page(s): 659-660 [details]
original description (of Scirpearia furcata Hickson, 1905) Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 822 [details]
page(s): 659-660 [details]
original description (of Scirpearia furcata Hickson, 1905) Hickson, S.J. (1905). The Alcyonaria of the Maldives. Part III. The families Muriceidae, Gorgonellidae, Melitodidae, and the genera Pennatula, Eunephthya. <em>The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive archipelagoes. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Ed., J.S. Gardiner.</em> 2(4): 807-826, plate 67., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10780075
page(s): 822 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Other
context source (Hexacorallia)
Fautin, Daphne G. (2013). Hexacorallians of the World. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 367 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Song, J. I. (1981). A systematic study on Octocorallia in Korea 6. Holaxonia (Gorgonacea). Korean Journal of Zoology, 24(2): 99-115
page(s): 103, 108, 110 [details]
additional source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 90 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kükenthal, W. (1924). Coelenterata: Gorgonaria. in: Das Tierreich (Eine Zusammenstellung und Kennzeichnung der rezenten Tierformen). 47. 478 pp.
page(s): 367 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Song, J. I. (1981). A systematic study on Octocorallia in Korea 6. Holaxonia (Gorgonacea). Korean Journal of Zoology, 24(2): 99-115
page(s): 103, 108, 110 [details]
additional source Ramvilas, G.; Alderslade, P.; Ranjeet, K. (2023). The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighboring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5236: 1-124., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5236.1.1
page(s): 90 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
