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Scleronephthya soft corals (no English common name)
Scleronephthya
Genus-level entry: species are told apart only by microscopic features (sclerites). Valid genus (WoRMS, AphiaID 205324, checked 2026-10-31). Species recorded from the Maldives: Scleronephthya pustulosa.
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Scleronephthya soft corals (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Scleronephthya
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- IUCN status
- NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE) as a genus; most species not assessed
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A small, colourful soft coral, often pink, orange or yellow, that hangs from overhangs and walls. Species are told apart only by microscopic features.
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
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205324
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.