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Leptastrea coral (no English common name)
Leptastrea aequalis
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 287821, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Leptastrea coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Leptastrea aequalis
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A massive or encrusting coral with small, round, slightly raised cups separated by narrow grooves. Colonies are usually brown, green or cream. It grows on reef slopes and needs close examination to tell from other Leptastrea.
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/Leptastrea-aequalis.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=287821
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.