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> Octocorals > Sarcothelia edmondsoni
Family
Xeniidae
HAWAII
Sarcothelia
edmondsoni 
Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet
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Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet
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Waimea Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet |
Baby Barge, Oahu, 65 feet
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Honokohau, Hawaii, 15 feet |
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Honokohau, Hawaii, 15 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet
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Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 15 feet
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BLUE
SOFT CORAL
| Common on vertical surfaces exposed to surge, especially along the
Kona coast of Hawaii. Color ranges from light blue to purplish
brown, depending on density of reflective sclerites in body wall.
Endemic to Hawaii. Formerly known as Anthelia edmondsoni. |
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