Sarcophyton glaucum

Sarcophyton glaucum
S. glaucum (tentacles withdrawn)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Subclass:	Octocorallia
Order:	Alcyonacea
Family:	Alcyoniina
Genus:	Sarcophyton
Species:	S. glaucum
Binomial name
Sarcophyton glaucum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Sarcophyton glaucum, also known as rough leather coral, is a common leather coral found from Red Sea to Western Pacific. It grows up to 80 cm usually on reef flats, in lagoons and on seaward slopes. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. Lieske, Ewald; Myers, Robert (2004). Coral reef guide. Red Sea. p. 248. ISBN 9780007741731.
2. WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Sarcophyton glaucum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
3. Leather Coral (Sarcophyton glaucum) - Information on Leather Coral - Encyclopedia of Life