Sulphur Leather Coral

Rhytisma fulvum, the sulphur leather coral, is a species of colonial soft coral in the family Lemnaliidae. It is native to shallow reefs in the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific region. It was first described by the Swedish naturalist Peter Forsskål in 1775.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Sulphur Leather Coral being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Stylocoeniella armata
• Erythropodium hicksoni
• Briareum violaceum
• Pavona maldivensis
• Rhodactis rhodostoma — considered poisonous

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Cnidaria

Class

Anthozoa

Order

Malacalcyonacea

Family

Lemnaliadae

Genus

Rhytisma

Species

Rhytisma fulvum

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