Ellisella plexauroides
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
The Edamuchi sea whip branches near its base.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Ellisella plexauroides
- Scientific name
- Ellisella plexauroides
- Japanese name
- エダムチヤギ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Scleralcyonacea
- Family
- Ellisellidae
- Genus
- Ellisella
It is found in the seas south of Sagami Bay and across the Indian Ocean and western Pacific.
Glass gobies, sea snails and other animals often live together with it on its branches.
Basic data
- Range
- South of Sagami Bay and the Indian and western Pacific oceans
Where the Ellisella plexauroides has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- エダムチヤギ
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — エダムチヤギChecked: 2026-11-04
- 新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海 — エダムチヤギChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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