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Scientific Name: Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846)
English Name: Branching staghorn coral, Small polyp stone coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Description:
The radial corallites are typically arranged neatly in rows and have a distinct nariform (narrow and cylindrical) shape. The axial corallites take on a tubular form. The coloration varies, with options like cream or pale brown with blue-tipped branches (which may appear pink in photos), cream with brown corallites, or greenish-brown with purple or blue corallites. The colonies have an irregular corymbose structure, featuring elongated and tapering branchlets.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmed M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondoker M (EDS.) (2008) Encyclopedia of flora and fauna of Bangladesh. Protozoa-Gastrotricha. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Vol.14, 335 pp.
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