Mushroom Leather Coral
| Scientific Name: | Sarcophyton sp |
| Species: | Soft Corals (Alcyoniidae) |
| Other names: |
Leather Corals, Mushroom Coral, Leather Umbrella Coral, Leather Toadstool Coral, Toadstool Coral, Toadstool Leather Coral, Golden Leather Coral. |
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Mushroom Leather CoralUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Mushroom Leather CoralUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
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Mushroom Leather CoralUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
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Mushroom Leather CoralUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
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Mushroom Leather CoralUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Description
Also known as Leather Corals, Mushroom Coral, Leather Umbrella Coral, Leather Toadstool Coral, Toadstool Coral, Toadstool Leather Coral and Golden Leather Coral.
Found on coral and rocky reef tops and slopes.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 5-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Most soft corals have no true skeleton and so their bodies are flexible.
Some soft corals have spikes very similar to rose thorns which may help to protect against predators.
Soft corals are food and shelter to many marine animals, some of which hide in the branches and take on the colouration of these corals.
Fishy Stats
Length: 30cm
Depth: 5-20m
Found: Indo-Pacific
Eats: Plankton
Family: Soft Corals
Species: Alcyoniidae
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