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Scientific Name: Cyphastrea serailia (Forskål, 1775)
English Name: Not known
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
Colonies exhibit a massive or encrusting to columnar growth, characterized by a surface that can be either smooth or hillocky. The corallites are uniformly rounded and of equal size with a less pronounced alternation of costae. Notably, there are 12 primary septa. The coloration typically ranges from a uniform to mottled appearance in shades of grey, brown or cream.
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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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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