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Fire coral

Millepora platyphylla Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

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

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Quick facts about the 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 fire coral live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 fire coral classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyMilleporidae
  6. genusMillepora
  7. SpeciesMillepora platyphylla Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1834

Synonyms Millepora ehrenbergi, Millepora incrassata, Millepora insignis, Millepora platyphylla var. truncata, Millepora platyphylla var. verrucosa, Millepora porulosa, Millepora squarrosa incrassata, Millepora truncata, Millepora verrucosa

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Plate fire coralEnglish
  • Sheet fire coralEnglish
  • žahavka lupenitáCzech
  • Platten-FeuerkoralleGerman
  • Corallo di fuoco a piastraItalian
  • イタアナサンゴモドキJapanese
  • Plokščioji ugninukėLithuanian
  • ปะการังไฟแผ่นThai
  • 板葉千孔珊瑚Chinese
  • Brettartige FeuerkoralleGerman
  • Corallo di fuoco laminare indo-pacificoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the fire coral

Other species in the same genus Millepora.

Fire coral

Millepora dichotoma

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora alcicornis

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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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the fire coral?

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

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/millepora-platyphylla

MLA

“Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/millepora-platyphylla.

BibTeX
@misc{millepora_platyphylla_2026,
  title = {Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/millepora-platyphylla},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}