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Scientific Name: Astrea curta (Dana, 1846)
English Name: Not known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
The corallites come in circular shapes and are arranged from being widely spread apart to tightly packed. Colonies can take on spherical, columnar, or flattened forms. They have alternating long and short septa, typically featuring small paliform lobes. The width of the calices, or the central parts of the corallites, varies significantly, with most of this variation observed among different colonies rather than within a single colony. The coloration is usually cream or orange on reef flats, often displaying concentric colors around the central oral discs.
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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