Corals & anemones
Bladed Leather Coral
Lobophytum
Also known as: Devils Hand Coral, Devils Hand Leather Coral, Leather Ridge Coral, Pimply Leather Coral, Pimply Leathery Soft Coral
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Devils Hand Coral
- Devils Hand Leather Coral
- Leather Ridge Coral
- Pimply Leather Coral
- Pimply Leathery Soft Coral
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Overview
Found over reef tops and slopes, of coral and rocky reefs. Polyps are expanded day and night.
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.
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
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LIVES IN
Found over reef tops and slopes, of coral and rocky reefs.
RANGE
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Adult photos 3
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumCnidaria
- classOctocorallia
- orderMalacalcyonacea
- familySarcophytidae
- genusLobophytum Marenzeller, 1886
SourcesWoRMS
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More in the family
Sarcophytidae
