Albert Kang, Philippinen
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A colony of Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme can have a maximum height and width is 70 cm and its thickness is 40 mm.
This soft coral is more reminiscent of a gorgonian with its polyps extended to catch plankton than a typical leather coral.
Due to the many superficial bumps and nodules that cover the body of the soft coral, there is a resemblance Pocillopora , which becomes even more obvious when the polyps are retracted.
Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme settles on hard substrates, but can also settle on soft substrates.
In case you should buy this coral, which is seldom found in the trade, Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme requires a
strong current speed, which rather fits to SPS corals!
The beauty of Sclerophytum lies in the polyps, which are larger than the polyps of other Sinularia or similar soft corals.
The solid structure of the coral described above helps very much to tolerate a high current, which this coral absolutely prefers.
Synonym:
Dampia pocilloporaeformis Alderslade, 1983
Sinularia pocilloporaeformis (Alderslade, 1983)
This soft coral is more reminiscent of a gorgonian with its polyps extended to catch plankton than a typical leather coral.
Due to the many superficial bumps and nodules that cover the body of the soft coral, there is a resemblance Pocillopora , which becomes even more obvious when the polyps are retracted.
Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme settles on hard substrates, but can also settle on soft substrates.
In case you should buy this coral, which is seldom found in the trade, Sclerophytum pocilloporaeforme requires a
strong current speed, which rather fits to SPS corals!
The beauty of Sclerophytum lies in the polyps, which are larger than the polyps of other Sinularia or similar soft corals.
The solid structure of the coral described above helps very much to tolerate a high current, which this coral absolutely prefers.
Synonym:
Dampia pocilloporaeformis Alderslade, 1983
Sinularia pocilloporaeformis (Alderslade, 1983)
