| Aspect: | A relatively short mass of randomly branching colonies that can take wide variety of shapes. Usually yellow brown, but also green. |
| Population: | Common |
| Notable feature: | Branches look like fingers. The entire structure is covered in a spectacularly dense array of translucent and hair-like stinging polyps. |
| Environment: | Usually atop boulders, at depths of around 10 metres or more. |
| Behaviour: | The barely visible hair-thin polyps can inflict very painful skin burns even through light conctact. |
Last update: 22/10/15
Branching Fire Coral
- French designation: Corail de Feu Ramifié
- Latin designation: Millepora alcicornis
- Latin family: milleporidae
- Size (cm): 25
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