🌿 Sarcophyton glaucum

🧬 Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia

Family: Animalia - Alcyoniidae

Plant Part Origin(s): Soft coral Whole organism

Known use: Soft coral of the genus Sarcophyton (family Alcyoniidae) are known to be a rich source of terpenes.

Source availability: Red Sea Marine parks, P.O. Box 363-Hurgada, Red Sea-Egypt. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Marine Biological Station, Hurghada, Egypt. Not specified Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana at Monroe.

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📍 Collection Information

Regions: North Africa

Countries: Egypt Not reported

Places of collection: Egyptian Red Sea off the coast of Hurghada The Red Sea in Sharm-el-Sheikh, at a depth of 5 m. Not reported Hurghada Egyptian Red Sea coast, Hurghada.

GPS coordinates: Latitude 27° 15' 26 N, Longitude 33° 48' 46 E Unavailable

Collection dates: May 1, 1998 June 1, 2003 June 1, 2009 Oct. 3, 2011