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Scientific Name: Cladiella australis (Macfadyen, 1936)
English Name: Southern soft coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: david witherall(flickr)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Malacalcyonacea
Family: Cladiellidae
Description:
This soft coral belongs to the Cladiellidae family and is classified as an octocoral lacking a skeletal axis. The colony has a encrusting and fleshy structure, earning it the common name “finger blanching soft coral” due to its short stalk and stubby projections resembling fingers that are round to cone-shaped. When the polyps are extended, the coral appears brown, but poking it causes the polyps to retract into the leathery base tissue, giving it a white appearance. The colonies are small but densely packed, creating the illusion of a larger structure, and the overall color is a brownish hue with a fuzzy texture.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main 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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