Description

Also known as Devils Hand Coral, Devils Hand Leather Coral, Leather Ridge Coral, Pimply Leather Coral, Pimply Leathery Soft Coral.

Found over reef tops and slopes, of coral and rocky reefs. Polyps are expanded day and night.
They feed on plankton.
Length - 25cm
Depth - 8-20m
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. (edit) Ref: x