Branched coral covered in small protrusions.

Finger leather coral

Sinularia sp.
Where at Shedd?
Wonder of Water Wild Reef
Diet Very small animals and plant-like organisms called zooplankton and phytoplankton and nourishment from photosynthesis with symbiotic zooxanthellae
Size Colonies up to 7 inches (17 cm) in diameter
Type Corals & Anemones
Range Reef flats and lagoons in the Indian and West-Central Pacific Oceans
Habitat Widespread in a variety of reef habitats in the Indian and west-central Pacific Oceans

Did you know?

  1. Finger corals are also found in tidal areas and can survive being exposed to air during low tide.