Family

Common name: Soft Coral

Alcyoniidae

Alcyoniidae, commonly known as soft corals or leather corals, are a family of octocorals found in oceans worldwide. They are characterized by their fleshy appearance and lack of a rigid calcium carbonate skeleton, unlike stony corals. Members of this family, such as the popular genera Alcyonium and Sarcophyton, are well-liked in the reefkeeping hobby for their ease of care and ability to adapt to various lighting conditions. They often host a variety of symbiotic relationships, including with photosynthetic zooxanthellae, which provide them with nutrients through photosynthesis.

Common name: dead man's fingers
Scientific name: Alcyonium digitatum
Common name: Red sea fingers
Scientific name: Alcyonium glomeratum
Common name: Dead Man's Fingers
Scientific name: Alcyonium palmatum
Common name: Colt Coral
Scientific name: Cladiella australis
Common name: Cauliflower Coral
Scientific name: Cladiella pauciflora
Common name: Devil's Hand Leather Coral
Scientific name: Lobophytum crassum
Common name: Pink sea fingers
Scientific name: Parerythropodium hibernicum
Common name: Yellow Fungus
Scientific name: Rhytisma fulvum
Common name: Toadstool Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton ehrenbergi
Common name: Yellow Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton elegans
Common name: Leather coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton glaucum
Common name: Elephant Ear Coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton latum
Common name: Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton tenuispiculatum
Common name: Mushroom leather coral
Scientific name: Sarcophyton trocheliophorum
Common name: Finger Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sinularia asterolobata
Common name: Cabbage Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sinularia brassica
Common name: Spaghetti Finger Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sinularia flexibilis
Common name: Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sinularia notanda
Common name: Finger Leather Coral
Scientific name: Sinularia polydactyla