Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
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Umikinoko soft coral forms colonies of individuals.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
- Scientific name
- Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
- Japanese name
- ウミキノコ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Class
- Octocorallia
- Order
- Malacalcyonacea
- Family
- Sarcophytidae
- Genus
- Sarcophyton
How the Sarcophyton ehrenbergi lives
It catches and eats food suspended in the water. Males and females are separate individuals.
Coral Trait DatabaseWhere the Sarcophyton ehrenbergi has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — ウミキノコChecked: 2026-11-04
- Coral Trait Database — Sarcophyton ehrenbergiChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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