Not AvailableReef building corals of the families Pocilloporidae, Acroporidae, Poritidae, and Faviidae
were collected at low tide. A total of 73 species of molluscs were associated with corals in
Pall, Bay, viz., 46 species of gastropods belonging to 17 families, and 27 species of bivalves
belonging to 13 families. Molluscs were rarely associated with young corals. The present
study shows that the structure and size (weight) of corals influence the molluscan diversity.
The number of molluscan individuals increased with increasing coral weight. With a
single exception. no molluscs were associated with the massive coral Favia pallida. Very
few boring bivalves were recorded from branching corals.Not Availabl
