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Scientific Name: Pseudosiderastrea tayamai Yabe & Sugiyama, 1935
English Name: False pillow coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Rhizangiidae
Description:
Colonies have an encrusting to slightly dome-shaped structure, reaching up to 160 millimeters in diameter. The corallites are cerioid, polygonal and have a diameter ranging from 3 to 6 millimeters. The colonies are pale grey with distinct white corallite walls, although in the western Indian Ocean, they may appear uniformly brown. Septa are evenly spaced and typically fuse in fan-like groups, featuring fine, saw-like teeth. The columellae consist of one to four pinnules.
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:
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.
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