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Millepora platyphylla

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Millepora platyphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hydrozoa
Order: Anthoathecata
Family: Milleporidae
Genus: Millepora
Species:
M. platyphylla
Binomial name
Millepora platyphylla
Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834
Synonyms
  • Millepora Ehrenbergi Milne Edwards, 1860
  • Millepora incrassata Milne Edwards, 1860
  • Millepora insignis Verrill, 1864
  • Millepora porulosa Ehrenberg, 1834
  • Millepora verrucosa Milne Edwards, 1860

Millepora platyphylla is a species of fire coral in the family Milleporidae.[1] It is also known by the common names blade fire coral and plate fire coral. It is found from the Red Sea and East Africa to northern Australia and French Polynesia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Millepora platyphylla". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Millepora platyphylla (Firecoral)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
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