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Scientific Name: Plesiastrea versipora Lamarck, 1816
English Name: Small knob coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: CORALS of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Plesiastreidae
Description:
The colony exhibits a massive structure or originates from a massive, flat base often displaying lobes and reaching several meters in diameter. The corallites are not densely packed, distributed evenly and have a conical shape with a diameter of 4 mm. The paliform lobes are prominent, forming a noticeable crown around the columellae.
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.
Other References:
Recorded by ABR Lab (Under publication)
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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