NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ellisellidae
  Suborder - Calcaxonia
  Order - Alcyonacea
  Subclass - Octocorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ellisella barbadensis
      Species - Ellisella atlantica
      Species - Ellisella funculina
      Species - Ellisella elongata
      Species - Ellisella grandis
      Species - Ellisella schmitti