Blue Octocoral
Sarcothelia edmondsoni
- Group: Coral
- For divers: safe
A blue tinted soft coral that sheets over exposed rock and sediment in Hawaiian waters. It carries far fewer stinging cells than most of its cnidarian relatives, instead filtering plant plankton and other small particles from the passing water.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Malacalcyonacea › Xeniidae › Sarcothelia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 517780.
FAQ
- Is the Blue Octocoral dangerous to divers?
- The Blue Octocoral is harmless to divers.