Sarcothelia

Sarcothelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Subphylum:	Anthozoa
Class:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Xeniidae
Genus:	Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928 [1]
Species:	S. edmondsoni
Binomial name
Sarcothelia edmondsoni Verrill, 1928

Sarcothelia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.

Taxonomy

Two species are known, Sarcothelia edmondsoni and S. indica. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. van Ofwegen, Leen (2015). "Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 2015-07-03.
2. 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.