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Pachyseris coral (no English common name)
Pachyseris gemmae
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 288721, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Pachyseris coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Pachyseris gemmae
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- VU · VulnerableVulnerable (VU), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A plate-like coral with fine, concentric ridges running parallel to the plate edge. It is a recently described species, named in 2016. Colonies form thin, overlapping plates on reef slopes and are usually brown or grey. It needs close examination to tell from the other Pachyseris.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=2). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Pachyseris-gemmae.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288721
- inaturalist.org /observations/96723616
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.