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Scientific Name: Acropora rudis (Rehberg, 1892)
English Name: Stony hard coral, Bottle brush, Blue sarmentosa
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Acroporidae
Description:
Coloration is consistently a deep tan with pale tips on the branches. Colonies consist of substantial, gradually tapering, horizontally positioned branches. The axial corallites have a domed shape with tiny apertures, and all the corallites have small openings. Radial corallites are found solely on the upper surfaces of the branches, while the lower surfaces are smooth. The coenosteum, the skeletal structure, is smooth and compact, made up of fine spinules without complex tips.
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.
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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