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Lace coral

Stylaster californicus (Verrill, 1866)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The lace coral (Stylaster californicus) 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. genusStylaster
  7. SpeciesStylaster californicus (Verrill, 1866)

Synonyms Allopora californica

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • California hydrocoralEnglish
  • California lace hydrocoralEnglish
  • Californian hydrocoralEnglish
  • pakorál kalifornskýCzech
  • Kalifornische FiligrankoralleGerman
  • Hidrocoral CalifornianoSpanish
  • hydrocoralliaire de CalifornieFrench
  • Idrocorallo californianoItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lace coral

Other species in the same genus Stylaster.

Noble coral

Stylaster nobilis

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

Lace coral

Stylaster roseus

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

CompareLace coral vs Noble coralLace coral vs Lace coralLace coral vs Common lace hydrocoralLace coral vs Fuchsia lace hydrocoral

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lace coral?

The lace coral (Stylaster californicus) belongs to the family Stylasteridae 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). Lace coral (Stylaster californicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-californicus

MLA

“Lace coral (Stylaster californicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-californicus.

BibTeX
@misc{stylaster_californicus_2026,
  title = {Lace coral (Stylaster californicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-californicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}