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Lesser star coral
Goniastrea minuta
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 288027, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Lesser star coral
- Scientific
- Goniastrea minuta
- 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 coral with small, honeycomb-like cups that share walls. It forms rounded or flattened colonies on reef flats and upper slopes. Colonies are usually brown, cream or green. Goniastrea species are hard to tell apart without close examination.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=4). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Goniastrea-minuta.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288027
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Goniastrea_minuta.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.