African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Ellisellidae Gray, 1859

AphiaID

125274 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125274)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Scleralcyonacea

Synonymised names

Gorgonellidae Valenciennes, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Genus Ctenocella Valenciennes, 1855
Genus Ellisella Gray, 1858
Genus Junceella Valenciennes, 1855
Genus Nicella Gray, 1870
Genus Verrucella Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857
Genus Viminella Gray, 1870
Genus Gorgonella Valenciennes, 1855 accepted as Verrucella Milne Edwards & Haime, 1857 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 181 [details]

Taxonomic citation

McFadden, C.S.; Cordeiro, R.; Williams, G.; van Ofwegen, L. (2023). World List of Octocorallia. Ellisellidae Gray, 1859. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2023) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas%20/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125274 on 2023-12-01

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2023). African Register of Marine Species. Ellisellidae Gray, 1859. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125274 on 2023-12-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Ofwegen, Leen

2009-08-12 11:48:18Z

changed

db_admin

2010-09-17 06:17:46Z

checked

van Ofwegen, Leen

2022-11-02 02:55:04Z

changed

McFadden, Cathy

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original description Gray, J.E. (1859). Description of some new genera of lithophytes or stony zoophytes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1859: 479-486., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32274893
page(s): 181 [details]

original description (of Gorgonellidae Valenciennes, 1855) Deichmann, E (1936). The Alcyonaria of the western part of the Atlantic ocean. Illustrated catalogue of the Museum of Comparative Zoӧlogy, available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4363633#page/11/mode/1up [details]

basis of record van Ofwegen, L.; Grasshoff, M.; van der Land, J. (2001). Octocorallia (excl. Pennatulacea), in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 104-105 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Williams, G. C. (1992). The Alcyonacea of southern Africa. Gorgonian octocorals (Coelenterata, Anthozoa). Annals of the South African Museum. 101(8): 181-296, Fig. 1., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40683324
page(s): 251, 291 [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

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