| Common Name | Crisp pillow coral |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Oman |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | Coles, S.L., 1996 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | primary lexeme |
| 1st Modifier | morphology |
| 2nd Modifier | morphology |
| Remarks | 'pillow', from Old English 'pyle' and Latin 'pulvinus', i.e., 'cushion'; 'crisp', from Old English 'crisp' and Latin 'crispus', i.e., 'curled'. |