Genus Filigella Gray, 1868

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• Filigella Gray, J.E. 1868. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Alcyonoid corals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 2: 441-445 [443].

  Type species:

   Filigella gracilis Gray, 1868 by monotypy.
• Elasma Wright, E.P. & Studer, T. in Studer, T. 1887. Versuch eines Systemes der Alcyonaria. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 53(1): 1-74.
• Elasmogorgia Wright, E.P. & Studer, Th. 1889. Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 31: 1-314 [132].

  Type species:

   Elasmogorgia filiformis Wright & Studer, 1889 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Kinoshita, K. 1909. On some muriceid corals belonging to the genera Filligella and Acis. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 27(7): 1-16 [1, 3-5]

Systematics

Wright & Studer changed the name Elasma to Elasmogorgia in 1889 before any species were assigned to the genus.

History of changes