Coral Reef Gallery
Leather coral
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A genus of soft coral called leather coral. Zooxanthellae algae live symbiotically within its body. The coral lives off the sugars the zooxanthellae produces by photosynthesis. These corals look very different when the polyps are open compared to when they are closed.
| Scientific name | Sarcophyton sp. |
|---|---|
| English name | Leather coral |
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