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Scientific Name: Diploastrea heliopora (Lamarck, 1816)
English Name: Double star coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Double star coral - Not Known. - Diploastrea heliopora - Type: Hardcorals

Photo: GBIF

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Diploastraeidae
Description:
Colonies take on a dome-shaped structure with a uniform surface. The skeleton is compact. Corallites shape into short cones with small openings and exceptionally thick walls. Columellae are sizable. Septa are uniform, thicker at the wall and slender where they connect with the columellae. Tentacles are exclusively extended during the nighttime.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Saint Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:

Gazi MY, Mowsumi TJ, Ahmed MK (2020) Detection of Coral Reefs Degradation using Geospatial Techniques around Saint Martin’s Island, Bay of Bengal. Ocean Science Journal, 55(3): 419−431.

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