Stylophora pistillata is a branching scleractinian coral (family Pocilloporidae) widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific and Red Sea, forming compact, rounded colonies with characteristic blunt-tipped branches and is one of the most thoroughly studied corals for calcification physiology, biomineralization mechanisms, and bleaching biology. The species exhibits remarkable phenotypic plasticity across depth and light gradients and is extensively used in laboratory experiments due to its tolerance of aquarium conditions. Genomic data have been generated for this species and are available in public databases, enabling comparative studies of cnidarian evolution and ecology.