Millepora alcicornis

Millepora alcicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Milleporidae
Genus: Millepora
Species:
M. alcicornis
Binomial name
Millepora alcicornis
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Millepora candida Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora carthaginiensis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora crista-galli Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora delicatula Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora digitata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora Esperi Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora fenestrata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora forskali Milne Edwards, 1860
  • Millepora gothica Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860
  • Millepora moniliformis Dana, 1848
  • Millepora pumila Dana, 1848
  • Millepora schrammi Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Millepora trinitatis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Palmipora fasciculata Duchassaing, 1850
  • Palmipora parasitica Duchassaing, 1850

Millepora alcicornis, or sea ginger, is a species of colonial fire coral with a calcareous skeleton. It is found on shallow water coral reefs in the tropical west Atlantic Ocean. It shows a variety of different morphologies depending on its location. It feeds on plankton and derives part of its energy requirements from microalgae found within its tissues. It is an important member of the reef building community and subject to the same threats as other corals. It can cause painful stings to unwary divers.

  1. ^ Sweet, M.; Nunes, F.; Kitahara, M.V. (2022). "Millepora alcicornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T133144A179620187. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Schuchert, Peter (2010). "Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-01-02.