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Scientific Name: Hydnophora exesa (Pallas, 1766)
English Name: Spine coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Merulinidae
Description:
Colonies exhibit a submassive, encrusting or subarborescent growth pattern. Some colonies may showcase a combination of these variations while others consist solely of encrusting plates. Hydnophores have a diameter ranging from 5 to 8 millimeters. Tentacles that are consistently long and shaggyas well as are frequently extended both day and night, maintaining a uniform length. The prevalent color is either cream or a muted green.
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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