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Scientific Name: Astraeosmilia maxima (Veron, Pichon & Wijsman-Best, 1977)
Synonym: Favia maxima (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Not known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Faviidae
Description:
The colonies are typically compact and of a modest size. Corallites exhibit distinct walls while the septa display regularity, being thickened at the wall and featuring noticeable paliform lobes that create a crown around the columella. The polyps may have a fleshy appearance. In terms of color, the colonies are characterized by a brown or yellow-brown shade with oral discs in a dull green or white hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Haider SMB, Islam MT, Atiya MSI & Mahbub-E-Kibria M (2022) Present scenario of coral diversity at Saint Martin’s Island, Bangladesh. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 10(3): 01-15.
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