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Lace coral

Distichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The lace coral (Distichopora violacea) is a species in the family Stylasteridae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about the lace coral

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
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 lace coral live?

Not recorded

Is the lace 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 lace coral classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyStylasteridae
  6. genusDistichopora
  7. SpeciesDistichopora violacea (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Distichopora cinabarina, Distichopora cinnabarina, Distichopora fisheri, Distichopora fulvacea, Distichopora rosea, Distichopora violacea, Distichopora violacea f. fisheri, Distichopora violacea f. tenella, Millepora violacea, Stylaster violaceus

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • pakorál fialovýCzech
  • Corail-dentelle violacéFrench
  • Idrocorallo violaceoItalian
  • ムラサキフチアナサンゴモドキ/ムラサキサンゴモドキ/ムラサキギサンゴJapanese
  • 紫側孔珊瑚Chinese
  • ムラサキギサンゴJapanese
  • ムラサキサンゴモドキJapanese
  • ムラサキフチアナサンゴモドキJapanese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lace coral

Other species in the same genus Distichopora.

Lace coral

Distichopora vervoorti

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lace coral?

The lace coral (Distichopora violacea) belongs to the family Stylasteridae in the order Anthoathecata.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lace coral (Distichopora violacea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/distichopora-violacea

MLA

“Lace coral (Distichopora violacea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/distichopora-violacea.

BibTeX
@misc{distichopora_violacea_2026,
  title = {Lace coral (Distichopora violacea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/distichopora-violacea},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}