Millepora dichotoma

Net fire coral
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Milleporidae
Genus: Millepora
Species:
M. dichotoma
Binomial name
Millepora dichotoma
Forsskål, 1775
Synonyms
  • Millepora cancellata Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Millepora clavaria Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Millepora reticularis Milne Edwards, 1860

Millepora dichotoma, the net fire coral, is a species of hydrozoan, consisting of a colony of polyps with a calcareous skeleton.

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