Favites virens   Dana,  1846 (Hard Coral)
Organism information awaits expert curation
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order:Scleractinia
Family:Faviidae
Description
Synonym (s)
Common Name (s)
Economic Importance and Threats
Ecology
Habitat:  Reef Associated
Biogeography


• Tamil Nadu, Palk Bay INDIA
• Palk Bay INDIA
• Tamil Nadu, Mandapam INDIA
Literature Source(s)
  • Pillai, CSG (1971) Composition of the coral fauna of the southeastern coast of India and the Laccadives Symposium of the zoological society of London 28 301-327 Available at - http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/6215/1/601.pdf
  • Society for the Management of European Biodiversity Data (2009) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) Available at - http://www.marinespecies.org
  • Sukumaran, S; George, RM; Vinod, K; Sobhana, KS; Naomi, TS and Manisseri, MK (2011) Temporal patterns in biodiversity and health status of reef corals of Palk Bay Indian journal of fisheries CMFRI 58(1) 73-77 Available at - NIO, Goa
  • Pillai, CSG (1969) The distribution of corals on a reef at Mandapam (Palk bay), S. India Journal of the marine biological association of India The marine biological association of India 11(1&2) 62-72 Available at - NIO, Goa
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