Stylophora pistillata

Stylophora pistillata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Stylophora
Species:
S. pistillata
Binomial name
Stylophora pistillata
Esper, 1797[2]
Synonyms[2]
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

Stylophora pistillata, commonly known as hood coral[2] or smooth cauliflower coral,[1] 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.

  1. ^ a b Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Stylophora pistillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T133685A54306217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133685A54306217.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Stylophora pistillata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.