| Stylophora pistillata |
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| Scientific classification |
| Domain: |
Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: |
Anthozoa |
| Class: |
Hexacorallia |
| Order: |
Scleractinia |
| Family: |
Pocilloporidae |
| Genus: |
Stylophora |
| Species: |
S. pistillata |
| Binomial name |
Stylophora pistillata
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| Synonyms |
List
- Madrepora pistillaris Esper, 1797
- Pocillopora andreossyi Audouin, 1826
- Porites pistillata (Esper, 1797)
- Porites subdigitata Lamarck, 1816
- Sideropora mordax Dana, 1846
- Sideropora pistillata (Esper, 1797)
- Sideropora subdigitata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Stylophora cellulosa Quelch, 1886
- Stylophora dendritica Nemenzo, 1964
- Stylophora digitata (Pallas, 1766)
- Stylophora expanda Nemenzo, 1964
- Stylophora mordax (Dana, 1846)
- Stylophora nana Nemenzo, 1964
- Stylophora palmata de Blainville, 1830
- Stylophora pistillaris (Esper, 1797)
- Stylophora prostrata Klunzinger, 1879
- Stylophora septata Gardiner, 1898
- Stylophora sinaitica Brüggemann, 1877
- Stylophora stellata Verrill, 1864
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Stylophora pistillata, commonly known as hood coral or smooth cauliflower coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region and is commonly used in scientific investigations.