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Scientific Name: Goniopora columna Dana, 1846
English Name: Anemone coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Anemone coral - Not Known. - Goniopora columna - Type: Hardcorals

Photo: CORALS of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Description:
Colonies are characterized by short, oval-shaped columns. Corallites near the upper portions of these columns exhibit fine, irregular septa and diffuse columellae. On the sides of the columns, corallites feature broad, compact columellae and short septa. The colonies have large polyps with sizable oral cones. Their coloration typically ranges from brown, green or yellow often with white oral cones. Contracted polyps may display distinctly different colors.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Comments:
Recorded by ABR Lab
Main References:

Tomascik T (1997) Management Plan for Resources of Narikel jinjira (St. Martin's Island) Final Report. National Conservation Strategy Implementation Project-1 Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of Bangladesh, 125 pp.

Other References:

BOBLME (2015) Report on Saint Martin’s Island ecosystem boundary, Bangladesh. BOBLME-2015-Ecology-49: 57 pp.

Gazi MY, Mowsumi TJ, Ahmed MK (2020) Detection of Coral Reefs Degradation using Geospatial Techniques around Saint Martin’s Island, Bay of Bengal. Ocean Science Journal, 55(3): 419−431.

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