Not to be confused with poison fire coral, a poisonous fungus.
Fire coral
Millepora dichotoma
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Cnidaria
Class:
Hydrozoa
Order:
Anthoathecata
Suborder:
Capitata
Family:
Milleporidae Fleming, 1828
Genus:
Millepora Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
15 species
Fire coral range
Synonyms
(Family)
Milleporadae (lapsus)
(Genus)
Palmipora de Blainville, 1830
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