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Scientific Name: Siderastrea savignyana Milne Edwards and Haime, 1849
English Name: African pillow coral
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known.
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Rhizangiidae
Description:
Colonies exhibit an encrusting form or take the shape of low mounds, reaching up to one meter in diameter. The corallites are polygonal and have a diameter ranging from 2 to 4 millimeters. Septa are neatly arranged, numbering 30-35 at the wall and they fuse in orderly fan-like groups with 10-15 connecting with the columella. The walls feature a fine ridge along their tops. The coloration is typically pale tan or may have dark centers with white corallite walls.
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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