Sinularia flexibilis

Sinularia flexibilis is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae. It is known commonly as the spaghetti finger leather coral. This species is widespread throughout the western Pacific and eastern Indian Oceans. It is usually found in large colonies [2] at depths between one and fifteen meters.[3]

Sinularia flexibilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Alcyonacea
Family: Alcyoniidae
Genus: Sinularia
Species:
S. flexibilis
Binomial name
Sinularia flexibilis
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)[1]

References
  1. EOL.org retrieved on February 27, 2013
  2. tfhmagazine.com retrieved on February 27, 2013
  3. EOL.org retrieved on February 27, 2013

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