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
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.
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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