Sarcothelia edmondsoni
Blue Octocoral
As recorded: Sarcothelia edmondsoni Verrill, 1928
Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Malacalcyonacea › Xeniidae
- Collected by
- P. Reath
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Maui County, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.0837, -156.7506
- Depth
- 11 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Sarcothelia edmondsoni observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2018-05-25.
2018-05-25
Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2017-04-09
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-05-14
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2014-04-14
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-04-29
Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2002-08-16
Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA
(c) cory-pittman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sarcothelia edmondsoni. BPBM 2657. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 4979285562. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/d/2657.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 4979285562 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Coordinates were rounded by GBIF
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