---
title: "Cauliflower Coral"
description: "Pocillopora verrucosa — Inne zwierzęta. Pocillopora verrucosa, commonly known as cauliflower coral, rasp coral, or knob-horned coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/cauliflower-coral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cauliflower Coral

> Pocillopora verrucosa — Inne zwierzęta. Pocillopora verrucosa, commonly known as cauliflower coral, rasp coral, or knob-horned coral, is a species of stony coral in the family Pocilloporidae.

- Scientific name: *Pocillopora verrucosa*
- Category: `other` (Inne zwierzęta)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2578
- Wikidata: [Q3947431](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3947431)
- iNaturalist taxon: [109875](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/109875)

## Names

- en: Cauliflower Coral
- de: Pfötchen-Koralle
- es: Coral coliflor
- fr: Corail framboise

## Countries with the most observations

EG (515), ID (208), PH (67), NC (62), FJ (47), US (39), GU (38), PF (38), SC (37), AU (36), MV (34), SA (33)

## Summary

Pocillopora verrucosa, commonly known as cauliflower coral, rasp coral, or knob-horned 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_verrucosa

## Photo

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

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/100759411

## Machine access

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