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Scientific Name: Acanthastrea brevis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
English Name: Starry cup coral, Stony coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: iNaturalist
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Description:
The colonies are mostly smaller and lack a fleshy appearance. The corallites have a cerioid to subplocoid shape with relatively thin walls. Delicate and widely spaced septa are visible. The colonies take on a prickly appearance because of the extended, upward-pointing teeth on the larger septa. The coloration can be consistent or have patches of brown, yellow or green.
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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