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Family Xeniidae

HAWAII

Sarcothelia edmondsoni 

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet

 

 

Waimea Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Baby Barge, Oahu, 65 feet

 

Honokohau, Hawaii, 15 feet

Honokohau, Hawaii, 15 feet

 

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet

 

Mokuleia, Oahu, 15 feet

 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.