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Scientific Name: Favites magnistellata (Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849)
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, hemispherical or flattened structure, often exceeding 2 meters in width. Corallites are circular and vary in size, with those on convex surfaces being larger than those on concave surfaces. The corallites are shallow, ranging from approximately 6 to 13 millimeters in diameter and feature tightly compacted septa. Columellae are sizable and small paliform lobes are typically present. The prevalent color is usually a shade of blue-grey.
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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