Sarcothelia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Octocorallia |
| Order: | Alcyonacea |
| Family: | Xeniidae |
| Genus: | Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928[1] |
| Species: | S. edmondsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Sarcothelia edmondsoni Verrill, 1928
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Taxonomy
editTwo species are known, Sarcothelia edmondsoni and S. indica.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b van Ofwegen, Leen (2015). "Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- ^ Boopathi, Mahalakshmi; Poliseno, Angelo; Altuna, Alvaro; Patterson Edward, J. K. (2023-08-03). "Description of a new species in the genus Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928 (Alcyonacea: Xeniidae) from reefs of Gulf of Mannar, South-eastern India". Marine Biodiversity. 53 (5): 62. Bibcode:2023MarBd..53...62B. doi:10.1007/s12526-023-01362-z. ISSN 1867-1624.
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