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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Classis: Anthozoa
Subclassis: Alcyonaria
Ordo: Pennatulacea
Subordo: Subselliflorae

Familia: Pennatulidae
Genus: Sarcoptilus
Species (5): S. bollonsi – S. grandis – S. nullispiculatus – S. rigidis – S. shaneparkeri
Name

Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848

References
Primary references

Gray 1848: Proc. zool. Soc. London, 16, 45.

selected references

Williams, G.C. 1995: Revision of the pennatulacean genus Sarcoptilus (Coelenterata: Octocorallia), with descriptions of three new species from southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum 28(1): 13-32. PDF Reference page.

Links

BHL bibliography
Sarcoptilus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcoptilus.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
van Ofwegen, L. (2010). Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=267825 on 2012-05-26

Sarcoptilus is a genus of sea pen.
Description

They are colonial medium-sized sea pens with relatively tiny polyps.[1]
Species

[2]

Sarcoptilus bollonsi (Benham, 1906)
Sarcoptilus grandis Gray, 1848
Sarcoptilus nullispiculatus Williams, 1995
Sarcoptilus rigidis Williams, 1995
Sarcoptilus shaneparkeri Williams, 1995
Sarcoptilus roseum? (Broch, 1910)

References

Zoological Society of London.; London, Zoological Society of; London, Zoological Society of (1848). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. London: Academic Press, [etc.]
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sarcoptilus Gray, 1848". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-01-05.

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