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Fire coral

Millepora tenera Boschma, 1949

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

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

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Quick facts about the fire 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 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 tenera Boschma, 1949

Synonyms Millepora alcicornis f. tortuosa, Millepora cruzi, Millepora tenella, Millepora tortuosa

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Corallo di fuoco teneroItalian
  • ヤツデアナサンゴモドキJapanese
  • ปะการังไฟกิ่งThai
  • 板枝千孔珊瑚Chinese

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 platyphylla

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora complanata

MilleporidaeNo free photo yet

Fire coral

Millepora exaesa

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 tenera) belongs to the family Milleporidae 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). Fire coral (Millepora tenera). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/millepora-tenera

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{millepora_tenera_2026,
  title = {Fire coral (Millepora tenera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/millepora-tenera},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}