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Sarcothelia in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) 104623964081378888743, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by 104623964081378888743
BPBM 1525Invertebrate Zoology

Sarcothelia

As recorded: Sarcothelia Verrill, 1928

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Xeniidae

Collected by
S.L. Coles
Locality
Kaneohe Bay; Hakupu'u Reef
Island
Oʻahu
Region
United States
Record type
Preserved specimen
4 Bishop specimens of SarcotheliaSpecies page ›

Sarcothelia observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 193 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.

Sarcothelia observed 2026-06-19

2026-06-19

North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US

(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Sarcothelia observed 2026-06-11

2026-06-11

Pupukea, HI 96712, USA

(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sarcothelia observed 2026-06-07

2026-06-07

North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sarcothelia observed 2026-05-23

2026-05-23

Poʻipū, HI, US

(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sarcothelia observed 2026-04-04

2026-04-04

HI, US

(c) theforestseeker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sarcothelia observed 2026-04-04

2026-04-04

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sarcothelia. BPBM 1525. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090254403. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/1525.

Record sources