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Soft Corals Profiles and Information

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Aquarium care, propagation, and other profile information about soft octocorals such as Star Polyp, Leather, Tree and Xenia Corals, Gorgonians, Sea Fans and Pens, Zoanthids, Colonial Anemones and Button Polyps, Disc Anemones or Mushroom Corals, and other Subclass Octocorallia species.

Actinodiscus Corals

Shawn Richey
A coral profile on the Actinodiscus, a soft species that is commonly named Mushrooms, Mushroom Coral, Mushroom Anemones and Disc Anemones.

See the Top Mushrooms Corals & Disc Anemones Photos

Amplexidiscus Coral Profile

Doug Cunningham
A coral profile on the Amplexidiscus fenestrafer, a soft species that is commonly named a Giant Cup or Giant Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral.

Cladiella Coral

Brenda
A coral profile on the Cladiella, a soft species that is commonly named Finger Leather Coral and Colt Coral.

Discosoma Corals

R. Tebben
A coral profile on the Discosoma Coral, a soft species that is commonly named Disc Anemone, Metallic Mushroom, Umbrella Mushroom, Bubble Mushroom, Warty Mushroom and Forked Tentacle Mushroom.

Pachyclavularia (Octo) Corals

R. Tebben
A coral profile of the Pachyclavularia, a beautiful soft Octo species that is commonly named Star Polyps, Green Star Polyps and Daisy Polyps.

Protopalythoa Coral Profile

Jonathan Dillman
A coral profile on the Protopalythoa, a soft species that is commonly named Sea Mat and Button Polyps.

Sarcophyton Corals

Phyllis Daniels
A coral profile on the Sarcophyton, a soft species that is commonly named Toadstool Coral, Leather Coral, Mushroom Leather Coral and Trough Coral.

See the Top Colt & Leather Coral Photo Gallery.

Sinularia Corals

Keoki Stender
A coral profile on the Sinularia, a soft species that is commonly named Cabbage Leather Coral, Finger Leather Coral, Knobby Leather Coral, Flexible Leather Coral and Flat Leather Coral.

See the Top Colt & Leather Coral Photo Gallery.

Xenia Corals

C. Durgin
A profile on Xenia Coral, a soft species that is commonly named Pulse Coral.

Zoanthus Corals

R. Tebben
A coral profile on the Zoanthus genus coral, a soft species that is commonly named Sea Mat and Button Polyps.

See the Top Zoanthid Corals Photos.

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