Invertebrate · Least Concern
Fire Coral
Millepora dichotoma
About
Mustard-coloured hydrocoral that delivers a painful sting; abundant on reef crests.
- Family
- Milleporidae
- Avg size
- 30-100 cm
- Habitat
- This fire coral occurs in Mauritius, the Red Sea, and the Indo-West Pacific. It is a bottom-dwelling species, most commonly found at depths of 0.2 to 3 m.
- Behaviour
- It is a carnivorous suspension feeder: its polyps capture plankton and detritus from the surrounding water and digest the catch within their gastrovascular cavity.
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