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Scientific Name: Porites murrayensis Vaughan, 1918
English Name: Stone coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: CORALS of the World
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Description:
Colonies typically have a hemispherical or spherical shape, reaching a diameter of up to 0.5 meters. The surface of the colony is smooth and the corallites are evenly distributed. The usual coloration is cream or brown, although in shallow waters,they may display vivid hues.
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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