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Scientific Name: Acanthastrea echinata (Dana, 1846)
English Name: Starry cup coral, Purple bullseye, Spiny honeycomb coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: Russell Kelley (Corals of the World)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Lobophylliidae
Description:
The colonies take on an encrusting and solid structure, seldom exceeding a 1-meter diameter. Resembling A. brevis, the corallites are cerioid or subplocoid, circular in shape, and possess thick walls. The septa are characterized by long, pointed projections. These colonies are covered by a substantial layer of fleshy tissue that typically forms concentric folds over the underlying skeleton.
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.
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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