Wednesday 22 May
In the News: Nature health check finds UK wildlife to be in trouble

| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Scleractinia |
| Family | Pocilloporidae |
| Genus | Seriatopora (1) |
What’s the World’s Favourite Species?
Find out here.| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Cnidaria |
| Class | Anthozoa |
| Order | Scleractinia |
| Family | Pocilloporidae |
| Genus | Seriatopora (1) |
Information on the birdsnest coral (Seriatopora caliendrum) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.
TopThe birdsnest coral is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1) and listed on Appendix II of CITES (2).
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