A new species of Stolonifera, Sarcodictyon canariensis, from Tenerife, Canary Islands, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its large size, the form of its sclerites and internal anatomy. The material was collected at a depth of 95-130 m in the community of Dendrophyllia ramea (Linnaeus, 1758). S. canariensis is compared with other species of the same genus.

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Ocaña, O., Brito, A., & Nuñez, J. (1992). A new species of Sarcodictyon (Anthozoa: Stolonifera) from Tenerife, Canary Islands. Zoologische Mededelingen, 66(31), 423–428.