Dead Man's Fingers

lobophylla have less distinct protuberances and resembles more like a "towel". whereas sinularia have a more pronounced protuberance.

Sinularia brassica May 1898. Family Alcyoniidae. This very variable species now incorporates that previously designated as Sinularia dura. It rarely attains a size >50 cm. While the colonies are usually thin encrustations, they are sometimes cup-shaped or have short, slightly branched lobes and are almost foliaceous. They are usually a dark brown, occasionally cream or grey, and are finely lobed to a slight or marked degree, often in a radial pattern. The heads of the club-shaped sclerites are characteristically forked and antler-like. While S. brassica may occur anywhere on a reef, it appears to be sediment tolerant (as illustrated) and is characteristically abundant at the reef-sediment interface. source: Soft corals of the Indian Ocean