''Sarcophyton'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of corals in the family
Alcyoniidae that are commonly kept in
reef aquaria
A reef aquarium or reef tank is a marine aquarium that prominently displays live corals and other marine invertebrates as well as fish that play a role in maintaining the tropical coral reef environment. A reef aquarium requires appropriately ...
.
Species
The following species currently are classified in the genus ''Sarcophyton'':
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Sarcophyton aalbersbergi''
Feussner & Waqa, 2013
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Sarcophyton acutangulum''
(v. Marenzeller, 1886)
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Sarcophyton acutum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Sarcophyton agaricum''
(Stimpson, 1855)
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Sarcophyton aldersladei''
Feussner & Waqa, 2013
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Sarcophyton alexanderi''
Feussner & Waqa, 2013
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Sarcophyton auritum''
Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1978
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Sarcophyton birkelandi''
Verseveldt, 1978
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Sarcophyton boettgeri
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Schenk, 1896
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Sarcophyton boletiforme''
Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton buitendijki''
Verseveldt, 1982
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Sarcophyton cherbonnieri''
Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton cinereum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1946
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Sarcophyton contortum''
Pratt, 1905
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Sarcophyton cornispiculatum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Verseveldt, 1971
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Sarcophyton crassocaule''
Moser, 1919
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Sarcophyton crassum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1946
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Sarcophyton digitatum''
Moser, 1919
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Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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(v. Marenzeller, 1886)
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Sarcophyton elegans
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
Moser, 1919''
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Sarcophyton expandum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Kõlliker
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Sarcophyton flexuosum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1966
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Sarcophyton furcatum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Li, 1984
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Sarcophyton gemmatum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1978
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Sarcophyton glaucum
''Sarcophyton glaucum'', also known as toadstool leather coral or rough leather coral, is a common species of soft coral found from the Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-� ...
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
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Sarcophyton griffini
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Moser, 1919
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Sarcophyton infundibuliforme
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton latum
''Sarcophyton'' is the scientific name of several genera of organisms and may refer to:
* ''Sarcophyton'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae
* ''Sarcophyton'' (coral), a genus of corals in the family Alcyoniidae
Alcyoniida ...
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(Dana, 1846)
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Sarcophyton mililatensis''
Verseveldt & Tursch, 1979
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Sarcophyton minusculum''
Samimi Namin & van Ofwegen, 2009
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Sarcophyton nanwanensis''
Benayahu & Perkol-Finkel, 2004
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Sarcophyton nigrum''
May, 1899
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Sarcophyton pauciplicatum''
Verseveldt & Benayahu, 1978
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Sarcophyton portentosum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1970
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Sarcophyton pulchellum''
(Tixier-Durivault, 1957)
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Sarcophyton regulare''
Tixier-Durivault, 1946
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Sarcophyton roseum''
Pratt, 1903
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Sarcophyton serenei''
Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton skeltoni''
Feussner & Waqa, 2013
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Sarcophyton soapiae''
Feussner & Waqa, 2013
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Sarcophyton solidum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton spinospiculatum'' Alderslade & Shirwaiker, 1991
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Sarcophyton spongiosum''
Thomson & Dean, 1931
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Sarcophyton stellatum''
Kükenthal, 1910
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Sarcophyton stolidotum''
Verseveldt, 1971
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Sarcophyton subviride''
Tixier-Durivault, 1958
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Sarcophyton tenuispiculatum''
(Thomson & Dean, 1931)
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Sarcophyton tortuosum''
Tixier-Durivault, 1946
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Sarcophyton trocheliophorum''
von Marenzeller, 1886
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Sarcophyton tumulosum''
Benayahu & van Ofwegen, 2009
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Sarcophyton turschi''
Verseveldt, 1976
References
Alcyoniidae
Octocorallia genera
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