Fire Coral is the genus Millepora, a group of colonial marine organisms that physically resemble stony coral but are not true corals, being instead more closely related to Hydra and other hydrozoans as a hydrocoral. Fire corals make up the only genus in the monotypic family Milleporidae.
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Source Wikipedia: Fire coralDistribution: Atlantic Oceantier 2Quote, Distribution: Atlantic Ocean
Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: Fire coralDistribution: Indian Oceantier 2Quote, Distribution: Indian Ocean
Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Wikipedia: Fire coralDistribution: Pacific Oceantier 2Quote, Distribution: Pacific Ocean
Fire corals are found on reefs in tropical and subtropical waters, such as the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Fire Coral
- Wikidata Q1409569, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Introduction
- Child Taxon Of: Hydrozoa, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source2. Wikipedia: Fire coral
Wikipedia- present tense, genus of colonial marine organisms
Section: Biology and Behaviors
While this method of capturing prey is one form of obtaining nutrients, fire corals also gain nutrients via their special symbiotic relationship with algae known as zooxanthellae
Section: Stings, symptoms, and treatments
Upon initial contact with fire coral, an intense pain can be felt. This feeling of pain can last from two days to two weeks.
Infobox: taxon
Millepora
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Fire corals (Millepora) are a genus of colonial marine organisms that exhibit physical characteristics similar to that of stony coral.
In Group: Hydrozoans (Hydrozoa), Lead
Fire corals (Millepora) are a genus of colonial marine organisms that exhibit physical characteristics similar to that of stony coral.
View the Source 3. Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat): Millepora
Species+ (UNEP-WCMC and CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon concept 2457, CITES listingQuote, Species+ taxon concept 2457, CITES listing
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