Doug Perrine / Red whip coral {Ellisella sp} Bahamas

Georgette Douwma / Sea Whip (Ellisella ceratophyta) on coral reef. Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) bending in the current, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea, Indo-pacific.

Fred Bavendam / Chinese Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) camouflaged in Soft Coral (Ellisella sp), Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) and various sponges on coral reef, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Whip corals / Sea whips (Ellisella sp) and featherstars (Crinoidea), on coral reef, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Red whip corals / sea whips (Ellisella sp) and various sponges on coral reef, Indo-pacific

Fred Bavendam / Large Whip Goby (Bryaninops amplus) on coral, Australia

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Ellisella sp) and Black Coral (Antipathes sp), Indonesia

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Ellisella sp), Indonesia