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Astreopora coral (no English common name)
Astreopora expansa
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207129, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Astreopora coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Astreopora expansa
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 5 to 15 m
- IUCN status
- VU · VulnerableVulnerable (VU), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A massive or encrusting coral covered in small, conical, volcano-like cups set in a rough, porous surface. Colonies are usually rounded or flattened. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist. Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Astreopora-expansa.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207129
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.