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Physophyllia coral (no English common name)
Physophyllia ayleni
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 288353, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Physophyllia coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Physophyllia ayleni
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A thin, plate-like coral with cups set in ridges and valleys on the upper surface. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: literature records via OBIS (IndOBIS). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Physophyllia-ayleni.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288353
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Physophyllia_ayleni.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.