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Lobophyllia coral (no English common name)
Lobophyllia radians
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 888141, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Lobophyllia coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Lobophyllia radians
- 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 2022CITES Appendix II
Description
A Lobophyllia that forms meandering, fleshy valleys. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=6); literature records via OBIS (Hexacorallians of the World (Fautin 2013), IndOBIS); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Lobophyllia-radians.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888141
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Brain_coral,_probably_Symphyllia_radians,_on_House_Reef_(75
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.