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Scientific Name: Goniopora djiboutiensis Vaughan, 1907
English Name: Flowerpot coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Flowerpot coral - Not Known. - Goniopora djiboutiensis - Type: Hardcorals

Photo: CORALS of the World

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Description:
Colonies exhibit a submassive form or take the shape of short, thick columns. The columellae are notable for their dome-shaped prominence, commonly divided into six parts, each featuring a deltaic pattern with four septa. The polyps possess large oral cones. In terms of color, the colonies can be pale or dark brown or green. The oral cones typically have a coloration of white or blue.
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.

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.

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.

Veron JEN, Stafford-Smith MG, Turak E, DeVantier LM (2016) Corals of the World. Accessed 20 November 2016, version 0.01 (Beta). http://coralsoftheworld.org/v0.01(Beta).

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