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Scientific Name: Platygyra verweyi Wijsman-Best, 1976
English Name: Brain coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: CORALS of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
Colonies are massive and cerioid to submeandroid with thin, acute walls. Septa are thin and uniformly spaced. Columellae are weakly developed or absent. Colour: Uniform or mottled grey or brown, usually with contrasting walls and valley floors.
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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