Saltwater
Smooth cauliflower coral
Stylophora pistillata
Pocilloporidae
Facts
Care
- Type
- Small-polyp stony coral (SPS)
- Light
- High
- Flow
- Strong
- Placement
- Middle of the rock, High on the rock
- Difficulty
- Medium
Water values
Range
Seen here
Seen in the wild in American Samoa, Australia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Egypt, Fiji, French Southern Territories, India, Indonesia, and 24 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Stylophora pistillata, commonly known as hood coral or smooth cauliflower coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region and is commonly used in scientific investigations.
Other names
No other names.
