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Scientific Name: Astrea annuligera Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849
English Name: False knob coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: CORALS of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
The colonies come in irregular, somewhat massive shapes or encrusting formations. The corallites are circular in structure. The coloration displays a mix of mottled or even green and brown shades, with darker centers (calices). The septa, the structures inside the corallites, narrow from the wall to the central columella, arranged in three cycles. The septa in the first cycle are typically prominent, set far apart, and feature well-developed paliform lobes. Most colonies exhibit some degree of “groove and tubercle” structures.
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.
Other References:
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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