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    Fire coral

    Fire coral

    Millepora platyphylla

    Jellyfish
    Endangered

    The Fire coral (Millepora platyphylla) is recorded at 20 diving areas across 16 countries, most often around Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Moorea & Tahiti and Lakshadweep.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Central & South Pacific
    Moorea & TahitiFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Bikini AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Regularly seen here
    Kerama IslandsJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Occasionally seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Grande ComoreComoros
    Rarely seen here
    MoheliComoros
    Rarely seen here
    LakshadweepIndia
    Occasionally seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Rarely seen here
    Flic en Flac & West CoastMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Rodrigues IslandMauritius
    Rarely seen here
    Mayotte LagoonMayotte
    Rarely seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Saint-Gilles & West CoastRéunion
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Rarely seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Rarely seen here
    Mafia IslandTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Red Sea & Middle East
    Gulf of TadjouraDjibouti
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Gulf of ThailandThailand
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumCnidaria
    ClassHydrozoa
    OrderAnthoathecata
    FamilyMilleporidae
    GenusMillepora

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