Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Club finger coral
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Club finger coral

Stylophora subseriata

Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 206980, checked 2026-10-31).

English
Club finger coral
Scientific
Stylophora subseriata
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Hard corals
Family
Pocilloporidae (cauliflower and bush corals)
Depth and habitat
Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
IUCN status
EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II

Description

A branching coral with thick, blunt branches, a smooth surface and small, hooded cups. 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); literature records via OBIS (IndOBIS).

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.