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Scientific Name: Acropora echinata (Dana, 1846)
English Name: Not known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: Anne Hoggett (GBIF)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Description:
Colonies consist of prostrate branches, occasionally entwined, resembling bottlebrushes. The secondary branchlets are slender and consistent. There is no clear differentiation between axial and developing axial corallites. Radial corallites are typically short, tubular or pocket-shaped and may be unclear or absent. The usual coloration is cream or white with blue or purple tips on the branchlets which may appear pink to red in photographs. On occasion, the entire colony may display a blue hue.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
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