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Leather Coral

Common Name: Leather Coral

Scientific Name: Sarcophyten sp.

Order:Cnidaria

Range:Indo-Pacific

Diet: Photosynthetic with zooxanthellae and eats zooplankton

Facts: 1. Is able to move very slowly 2. has toxins in its cells that can slow leukemia 3. Females take 10 years to reach sexual maturity; males take 6 to 7 years to reach sexual maturity

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