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Knob coral
Dipsastraea helianthoides
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 758239, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Knob coral
- Scientific
- Dipsastraea helianthoides
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A massive, rounded coral with round to oval cups, each with its own wall, separated by shallow grooves. It was formerly placed in Favia. Colonies are often brown, green or cream, with contrasting cup centres. 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/Dipsastraea-helianthoides.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758239
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.