Saltwater
Toadstool leather coral
Sarcophyton glaucum
Sarcophytidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Soft coral
- Light
- Medium
- Flow
- Medium
- Placement
- Low on the rock, Middle of the rock
- Difficulty
- Easy
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, New Caledonia, and 5 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Sarcophyton glaucum, also known as toadstool leather coral or rough leather coral, is a common species of soft coral found from the Red Sea to western Pacific Ocean. Sarcophyton glaucum belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, the class Anthozoa, and the family Alcyoniidae.
Other names
In other languages
- Sieninahkakoralli
