---
title: "Lace Coral"
description: "Pocillopora damicornis — Other animals. Pocillopora damicornis, commonly known as the cauliflower coral or lace coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/lace-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lace Coral

> Pocillopora damicornis — Other animals. Pocillopora damicornis, commonly known as the cauliflower coral or lace coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae.

- Scientific name: *Pocillopora damicornis*
- Category: `other` (Other animals)
- Habitats: `sea` (Sea & coast)
- iNaturalist observations: 1956
- Wikidata: [Q3942169](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3942169)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109862](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109862)

## Names

- en: Lace Coral
- de: Himbeer-Koralle
- es: Coral coliflor
- fr: Corail chou-fleur

## Countries with the most observations

NC (207), AU (137), US (135), SG (43), ID (40), TH (38), GU (31), TW (30), FJ (26), PF (26), MX (22), SC (22)

## Summary

Pocillopora damicornis, commonly known as the cauliflower coral or lace coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocillopora_damicornis

## Photo

![Lace Coral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lace-coral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jess Miller-Camp · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36425364

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lace-coral?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).