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Lace coral

Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766)

Status not recordedjellyfish and corals

The lace coral (Stylaster roseus) 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 roseus (Pallas, 1766)

Synonyms Allopora rosea, Madrepora rosea, Oculina rosea, Stylaster punctatus, Stylaster roseus

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Rose lace coralEnglish
  • pakorál růžovýCzech
  • Corail-dentelle roseFrench
  • Idrocorallo rosaItalian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lace coral

Other species in the same genus Stylaster.

Noble coral

Stylaster nobilis

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Lace coral

Stylaster californicus

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lace coral?

The lace coral (Stylaster roseus) belongs to the family Stylasteridae in the order Anthoathecata.

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APA

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{stylaster_roseus_2026,
  title = {Lace coral (Stylaster roseus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stylaster-roseus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}