Plerogyra sinuosa

Plerogyra sinuosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: incertae sedis
Genus: Plerogyra
Species:
P. sinuosa
Binomial name
Plerogyra sinuosa
(Dana, 1846) [2]
Synonyms
List
  • Euphyllia cultrifera Dana, 1846
  • Euphyllia sinuosa Dana, 1846
  • Plerogyra excavata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848
  • Plerogyra laxa Milne Edwards & Haime, 1848

Plerogyra sinuosa is a jelly-like species of the phylum Cnidaria. It is commonly called "bubble coral" due to its bubbly appearance. The "bubbles" are grape-sized which increase their surface area according to the amount of light available: they are larger during the day, but smaller during the night, when tentacles reach out to capture food. This species requires low light and a gentle water flow. Common names for Plerogyra sinuosa include "grape coral", bladder coral, and pearl coral. According to the IUCN, Plerogyra sinuosa ranges from the Red Sea and Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean to Okinawa and the Line Islands in the Pacific.

  1. ^ Turak, E.; Sheppard, C.; Wood, E. (2014). "Plerogyra sinuosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T133258A54224963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133258A54224963.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Hoeksema, Bert (2015). "Plerogyra sinuosa (Dana, 1846)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2015-08-09.