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Scientific Name: Platygyra contorta Veron, 1990
English Name: Not known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
Colonies take on the structure of solid plates or exhibit a massive, encrusting or columnar growth pattern. Valleys are generally elongated and relatively straight along the colony periphery, transitioning to shorter, sinuous and contorted shapes toward the center of the colony. The walls are characterized by their thinness and the septa display a high degree of irregularity.
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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