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Dipsastraea coral (no English common name)
Dipsastraea lizardensis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 758225, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Dipsastraea coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Dipsastraea lizardensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A massive, rounded coral with separate, round to oval cups. It was formerly placed in Favia. It grows on reef slopes and is usually brown, green or cream. Telling Dipsastraea species apart needs a close look at the size and spacing of the cups and the ridges inside them.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=1). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Dipsastraea-lizardensis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=758225
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.