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Lobed cactus coral
Lobophyllia diminuta
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207389, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Lobed cactus coral
- Scientific
- Lobophyllia diminuta
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2022CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A coral with large, fleshy cups or meandering valleys on short stalks, giving the colony a lumpy look. It is often brightly coloured in green, red, brown or grey. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist. Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Lobophyllia-diminuta.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207389
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.