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Rhizotrochus coral (no English common name)
Rhizotrochus typus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 216159, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Rhizotrochus coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Rhizotrochus typus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A solitary cup coral anchored by root-like outgrowths from its wall. In the Maldives it is known from specimens and literature records from deep water, below normal diving depth. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=1). Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Rhizotrochus-typus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216159
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.