Millepora platyphylla

Millepora platyphylla
Scientific classification
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 2012-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Millepora platyphylla (Firecoral)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
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