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Plate coral
Pectinia paeonia
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207377, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Plate coral
- Scientific
- Pectinia paeonia
- 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 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A coral with tall, thin, irregular walls and spires, giving the colony a crumpled, lettuce-like look. Colonies are usually brown, grey or greenish and grow on reef slopes and in lagoons, often in sheltered water.
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/Pectinia-paeonia.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207377
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Hibiscus_Coral_(Pectinia_paeonia)_(8482773008).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.