Pocillopora damicornis

Pocillopora damicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Pocilloporidae
Genus: Pocillopora
Species:
P. damicornis
Binomial name
Pocillopora damicornis
Synonyms
List
  • Madrepora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Millepora damicornis Linnaeus, 1758
  • Pocillopora brevicornis Lamarck, 1816
  • Pocillopora bulbosa Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Pocillopora cespitosa Dana, 1846
  • Pocillopora diomedeae Vaughan, 1906
  • Pocillopora caespitosa Dana, 1846
  • Pocillopora favosa Ehrenburg
  • Pocillopora lacera Verrill, 1870

Pocillopora damicornis, commonly known as the cauliflower coral or lace coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

  1. ^ Hoeksema, B.W.; Rogers, A.; Quibilan, M.C. (2014). "Pocillopora damicornis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T133222A54216898. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T133222A54216898.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ van der Land, Jacob (2018). "Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2018-08-16.