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Stylaster compressus

Status not recordedjellyfish and coralsExtinct

Stylaster compressus is a species in the family Stylasteridae, order Anthoathecata.

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Quick facts about Stylaster compressus

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 Stylaster compressus live?

Not recorded

Is Stylaster compressus 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 Stylaster compressus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumCnidaria
  3. classHydrozoa
  4. orderAnthoathecata
  5. familyStylasteridae
  6. genusStylaster
  7. SpeciesStylaster compressus (Römer, 1863)

Synonyms Allopora pygmaea, Allopora tuberculosa, Cryptaxis alloporoides, Dendracis compressa, Dendracis multipora, Dendracis pygmaea, Dendracis tuberculosa

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Stylaster compressus

Other species in the same genus Stylaster.

Noble coral

Stylaster nobilis

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

Lace coral

Stylaster californicus

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

Lace coral

Stylaster roseus

StylasteridaeNo free photo yet

CompareStylaster compressus vs Noble coralStylaster compressus vs Lace coralStylaster compressus vs Lace coralStylaster compressus vs Common lace hydrocoral

Common questions

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What kind of animal is Stylaster compressus?

Stylaster compressus (Stylaster compressus) belongs to the family Stylasteridae in the order Anthoathecata.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Stylaster compressus (Stylaster compressus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-compressus

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{stylaster_compressus_2026,
  title = {Stylaster compressus (Stylaster compressus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-compressus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}