Genus Verrucella Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1857

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• Verrucella Milne Edwards, H. 1857. Histoire Naturelle des Coralliaires ou Polypes Proprement Dits. Paris : Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret Vol. T. 1 326 pp. [Only the chapter 'Introduction historique' was written by Milne-Edwards & Haime, as the latter passed away (see preface to the volume)] [184].

  Type species:

   Gorgonia flexuosa Lamarck, 1815 by subsequent designation, see Bayer, F.M. 1955. Contributions to the nomenclature, systematics, and morphology of the Octocorallia. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 105: 207-220 [215].
• Umbracella Gray, J.E. 1858. Synopsis of the families and genera of axiferous zoophytes or barked corals. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 278-294 [Date published 1858: dated 1857] [289].

  Type species:

   Gorgonia umbraculum Ellis & Solander, 1786 by subsequent designation, see Bayer, F.M. & Grasshoff, M. 1994. The genus group taxa of the family Ellisellidae, with clarification of the genera established by J.E. Gray (Cnidaria; Octocorallia). Senckenbergiana Biologica 74(1-2): 21-45 [33] (Subsequent designation by virtual tautonym in conformity with Recommendation 69B (2), ICZN).
• Raynerella Gray, J.E. 1869. Descriptions of some new genera and species of alcyonoid corals in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 4 3: 21-23 [22].

  Type species:

   Raynerella aurantia Gray, 1869 by monotypy.
• Reticella Gray, J.E. 1870. Catalogue of the lithophytes or stony corals in the collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum 51 pp. [30].

  Type species:

   Gorgonia flexuosa Lamarck, 1815 by monotypy.

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