Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Branching Fire Coral
Millepora alcicornis
Branching Fire Coral
Category: Fire Corals
Scientific Name: Millepora alcicornis
Size: 1 to 18 in. (2.5 to 45 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Cnidaria (Phylum) Cnidarians
└Medusozoa (Subphylum)
 └Hydrozoa (Class) Hydrozoans
  └Anthoathecata (Order) Athecate Hydroids
   └Milleporidae (Family) Fire Corals
    └Millepora (Genus)
     └M. alcicornis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 210726🔗
iNaturalist ID: 105877🔗

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