Moloka'i Leather Coral
Sclerophytum molokaiense
- Group: Coral
- For divers: safe
A soft leather coral of Hawaiian reefs, the Moloka'i leather coral encrusts limestone and volcanic rock around thirty five metres and deeper. It carries fewer stinging cells than most cnidarians and feeds instead by trapping drifting plant cells and small particles.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Octocorallia › Malacalcyonacea › Sarcophytidae › Sclerophytum
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1608912.
FAQ
- Is the Moloka'i Leather Coral dangerous to divers?
- The Moloka'i Leather Coral is harmless to divers.