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Flowerpot coral
Goniopora djiboutiensis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207210, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Flowerpot coral
- Scientific
- Goniopora djiboutiensis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 1 to 18 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A rounded Goniopora with long polyps that are usually extended by day. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: literature records via OBIS (IndOBIS). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Goniopora-djiboutiensis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207210
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Goniopora_djiboutiensis_(Soft_coral).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.