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Fimbriaphyllia coral (no English common name)
Fimbriaphyllia paraancora
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 1048076, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Fimbriaphyllia coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Fimbriaphyllia paraancora
- 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 hammer coral (formerly in Euphyllia) whose long, fleshy tentacles end in curved, anchor- or hammer-shaped tips that stay out by day. Colonies are usually green, brown or grey. It grows on reef slopes and in lagoons, in sheltered places.
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/Fimbriaphyllia-paraancora.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048076
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:12-EastTimor-Dive_Bubble_Beach_49_(Coral)-APiazza.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.