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Mustard branched coral
Porites attenuata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 288890, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Mustard branched coral
- Scientific
- Porites attenuata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A branching Porites with thin, upright branches that taper towards the tips, covered in tiny cups. Colonies are usually cream or brown and grow in lagoons and on sheltered slopes. It needs close examination to tell from other branching Porites.
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/Porites-attenuata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=288890
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Christmas_tree_worm_Spirobranchus_giganteus_growing_on_Pori
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.