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Scientific Name: Goniopora stokesi Milne Edwards & Haime, 1851
English Name: Daisy coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Description:
Colonies can exist as free-living or attached entities, displaying a hemispherical shape or less commonly, short thick columns. The calices feature elevated walls that appear ragged. The columellae are broad and irregular. Small satellite colonies are frequently found embedded in the living tissue of parent colonies. Polyps come in mixed sizes with larger ones being elongate. The typical coloration is pale brown or green, often with green-tipped tentacles.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
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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