Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Net fire coral (Millepora dichotoma), recorded as Endangered
Net fire coral (Millepora dichotoma). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Net fire coral

Millepora dichotoma

Net fire coral is a hydrozoan in the family Milleporidae (order Anthoathecata) — Millepora dichotoma, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Millepora dichotoma
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Hydrozoa · Anthoathecata · Milleporidae · Millepora

Appearance

Symbiotic zooxanthellae give M. Dichotoma their vibrant colors, support structural growth, and assist with nutrient cycling.

Range and habitat

M. Dichotoma can be found in the Republic of Mauritius, the Red Sea, and the Indo-West Pacific region.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Habits

This hydrozoan order includes fire corals: colonial stingers with a hard skeleton on shallow reefs.

In crisis

M. Dichotoma was classified as Endangered by the IUCN in 2022.

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix II. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Net fire coral is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Net fire coral, Wikidata item Q2294231. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Millepora complanata (Millepora complanata), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Millepora complanata

Millepora complanata
Photograph of Millepora nitida (Millepora nitida), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Millepora nitida

Millepora nitida
Photograph of Millepora squarrosa (Millepora squarrosa), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Millepora squarrosa

Millepora squarrosa
Photograph of Millepora alcicornis (Millepora alcicornis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Millepora alcicornis

Millepora alcicornis

Quick answers

What is Net fire coral?
Net fire coral is a hydrozoan in the family Milleporidae (order Anthoathecata) — Millepora dichotoma.
What is the conservation status of Net fire coral?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Millepora dichotoma. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Net fire coral live?
M. Dichotoma can be found in the Republic of Mauritius, the Red Sea, and the Indo-West Pacific region.
Why is Net fire coral in crisis?
M. Dichotoma was classified as Endangered by the IUCN in 2022.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Millepora dichotoma?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Net fire coral a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.