Species · accepted in WoRMS
Pocillopora damicornis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family
- Pocilloporidae
- Other names
- None recorded
- Common names
- cauliflower coral (WoRMS), Cauliflower Coral (Wikidata), raspberry coral (WoRMS)
- Trade names
- None recordedA scientific name identifies a species; trade names and lineage describe its aquarium history.
- Identifiers
- WoRMS AphiaID 206953Wikidata Q3942169NCBI Taxonomy 46731Coral Trait Database species 1224
- Cite as
- Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S.; Samimi-Namin, K. (2026). World List of Scleractinia. Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206953 on 2026-10-03
Reading the evidence
These records describe traits and results under specific study conditions. They do not establish recommended aquarium settings.
Trait records
13 traits · Coral Trait Database1 recordColony maximum diameter200 cmOne reported value1 recordCorallite width maximum1 mmOne reported value7 recordsDepth lower20 m · 10 m · 2 m · 30 m · 40 m · …Sources differ · unresolved6 recordsDepth upper2 m · 1 m · 15 mSources differ · unresolved1 recordGrowth form Veronbranching_closedOne reported value46 recordsGrowth rate34.6 mm yr^-1 · 1.15 mm month^-1 · 1.19 mm month^-1 · 12.4 mm yr^-1 · 13.25 mm yr^-1 · …Sources differ · unresolved1 recordSexual systemhermaphroditeOne reported value154 recordsSymbiodinium cladeC · D · BSources differ · unresolved1 recordSymbiodinium sp. in propagulesyesOne reported value153 recordsSymbiodinium subcladeC1 · C42 · D1 · C1c · C33 · …Sources differ · unresolved1 recordWater clarity preferencebothOne reported value1 recordWave exposure preferencebroadOne reported value1 recordZooxanthellatezooxanthellateOne reported value
Sources
CC-BY-4.0Retrieved 2026-10-03World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) — Aphia REST taxon recordsPer-taxon recommended WoRMS citation (stored on each taxon record).
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Wikidata — taxon cross-identifiersWikidata (CC0); item QID shown per taxon.
CC0-1.0Retrieved 2026-10-03Coral Trait Database — current per-species observation CSV exportsMadin et al. (2016) The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans. Scientific Data 3:160017. Primary resources cited per observation.