Sarcophyton glaucum, also known as toadstool leather coral or rough leather coral, is a species of soft coral in the family Alcyoniidae, found from the Red Sea to the western Pacific Ocean. Like other members of Alcyoniidae, it does not have a hard exoskeleton. They are sedentary and taxonomically identified by calcareous sclerites on their exoskeletons, and feature polyps with eight tentacles. Sarcophyton corals build monospecific colonies, typically found in a range of intertidal, subtidal, and near-shore reef flat habitats. Individual S.glaucum corals grow up to 80 centimetres (31in), usually on reef flats, in lagoons, or on seaward slopes. This S.glaucum coral formation was photographed in the Red Sea off the coast of Ras Katy, near Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.Photograph credit: Diego DelsoRecently featured: HallelujahSaint-Gaudens double eagleThe ColonelArchiveMore featured pictures