Saltwater
Finger leather coral
Sinularia flexibilis
Sinulariidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Soft coral
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, and 1 more country.
More about the species
Description
Sinularia flexibilis is a species of soft coral commonly known as either flexible leather coral, slimy leather coral, or spaghetti finger leather coral. It was first described by Quoy and Gaimard in 1833. The species forms flexible, branching colonies that rely on symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae for energy through photosynthesis. They live in reef environments in the Indo-Pacific region and play an important ecological role in these reef communities. The species is also studied for its production of biologically active compounds with antimicrobial and pharmaceutical potential.
Other names
No other names.
