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Seriatopora coral (no English common name)
Seriatopora stellata
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 206974, checked 2026-10-31).
Possibly present in the Maldives
- English
- Seriatopora coral (no English common name)
- Scientific
- Seriatopora stellata
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
- Record in the Maldives
- Possibly present
Description
A delicate, bushy branching coral with thin, pointed branches. It is often called bird's nest coral. It is told apart from related species only by close examination of the skeleton.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist. Only one kind of evidence was found, so it is listed as possibly present.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Seriatopora-stellata.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206974
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.