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Box fire coral

Millepora squarrosa Lamarck, 1816

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The box fire coral (Millepora squarrosa) is a species in the family Milleporidae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the box fire coral

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the box fire coral live?

Not recorded

Is the box fire coral endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the box fire coral classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyMilleporidae
  6. genusMillepora
  7. SpeciesMillepora squarrosa Lamarck, 1816

Synonyms Millepora alcicornis var. squarrosa, Millepora faveolata, Millepora folliata, Millepora tuberculata, Palmipora squarrosa, Palmipora tuberculata

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Crustal fire coralEnglish
  • Krustige FeuerkoralleGerman
  • Coral de FuegoSpanish
  • Corail de feu quadrangulaireFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the box fire coral

Other species in the same genus Millepora.

Fire coral

Millepora dichotoma

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Fire coral

Millepora alcicornis

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora platyphylla

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora complanata

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora exaesa

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora tenera

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

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What kind of animal is the box fire coral?

The box fire coral (Millepora squarrosa) belongs to the family Milleporidae in the order Anthoathecata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Box fire coral (Millepora squarrosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/box-fire-coral

MLA

“Box fire coral (Millepora squarrosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/box-fire-coral.

BibTeX
@misc{box_fire_coral_2026,
  title = {Box fire coral (Millepora squarrosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/box-fire-coral},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}