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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| 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.
Two species are known, Sarcothelia edmondsoni and S. indica. [1] [2]
Xenia is a genus of photosynthetic soft marine coral in the family Xeniidae. They resemble a mushroom, with "arms" coming out from the top that ends in many-fingered "hands". It is unique among corals because of its ability to use its "hands" to "pulse" or push water away from the colony in a constant, grabbing motion. Common names include fast-pulse Xenia. Species of Xenia are sometimes referred to as pulse corals.
Arminidae is a family of sea slugs, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Arminoidea.
Pleurotomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Eudolium is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
Amphianthus is a genus of sea anemones. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Amphianthidae.
Xeniidae is a family of soft coral in the order Alcyonacea.
Holaxonia is a suborder of soft corals, a member of the phylum Cnidaria. Members of this suborder are sometimes known as gorgonians and include the sea blades, the sea fans, the sea rods and the sea whips. These soft corals are colonial, sessile organisms and are generally tree-like in structure. They do not have a hard skeleton composed of calcium carbonate but have a firm but pliable, central axial skeleton composed of a fibrous protein called gorgonin embedded in a tissue matrix, the coenenchyme. In some genera this is permeated with a calcareous substance in the form of fused spicules. Members of this suborder are characterized by having an unspiculated axis and often a soft, chambered central core. The polyps have eight-fold symmetry and in many species, especially in the families Gorgoniidae and Plexauridae, contain symbiotic photosynthetic algae called zooxanthellae. These soft corals are popular in salt water aquaria.
Leptogorgia is a genus of soft coral in the family Gorgoniidae. The genus has a widespread distribution with members being found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from Western Europe to South Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic coasts of North and South America, the Antilles and the Pacific coast of America. Species are found in both shallow and deep waters.
Astrangia is a genus of stony corals in the family Rhizangiidae. Members of this genus are non-reef building corals and are found in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific Oceans. They are solitary corals with large polyps and are found in clumps. They reproduce from stolons. The corallites are small with simple toothed septa.
Coelastrea is a genus of stony corals in the family Merulinidae. Members of this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific region and their ranges extend from the Red Sea and the east coast of Africa through the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific Ocean as far as Australia, Japan and the East China Sea.
Asterospicularia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Ceratocaulon is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae. It is monotypic with a single species, Ceratocaulon wandeli.
Efflatounaria is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Fasciclia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Ingotia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Orangaslia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae. It is monotypic with a single species, Orangaslia dipperae.
Sansibia is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Sympodium is a genus of soft corals in the family Xeniidae.
Anthelia glauca, the giant anthelia, is a species of soft coral in the family Xeniidae. It is a colonial species and is found in shallow water in the Indo-Pacific region.
Actinostola is a genus of sea anemones in the order Actiniaria. All members of this genus are deep-sea species, with some occurring at hydrothermal vents.
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