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Box Fire Coral
Plate 1 of 4. (c) Asher Perla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Asher Perla · via iNaturalist
IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Box Fire Coral

Millepora squarrosa

Millepora squarrosa, also known as Millepora striata, is a species of fire coral that can be found in the Caribbean Sea as well as in the West Atlantic. They have a smooth surface covered in tiny pores from which polyps protrude. They can reach up to 5 centimeters in height and can range from brown or tan in color with slight purple or red tints. It is commonly known as "box fire coral", which refers to...

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 105889.