Sarcothelia edmondsoni
Blue Octocoral
As recorded: Sarcothelia edmondsoni Verrill, 1928
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Xeniidae
- Collected by
- C.H. Edmondson
- Locality
- Kaiuho
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sarcothelia edmondsoni observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 193 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-19.
2026-06-19
North Pacific Ocean, Pūpūkea, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-11
Pupukea, HI 96712, USA
(c) Stefan Cranston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-07
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Poʻipū, HI, US
(c) tristanbfried, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
HI, US
(c) theforestseeker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-04
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) David R, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sarcothelia edmondsoni. BPBM 176. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38541046. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/176.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38541046 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026