Pavona (genus)
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Pavona decussata , in situ |
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| Lamarck , 1801 |
Pavona is a genus of hard corals (Scleractinia). Pavona species live in tropical coral reefs from Australia to the Philippines . Most species of the genus grow irregularly or they resemble cacti in their growth form. Like most other hard corals, Pavona specieslivein a symbiotic relationship with small algae ( zooxanthellae ), which provide the corals with nutrients.
species
- Pavona bipartita Nemenzo, 1980
- Pavona cactus (Forskål, 1775)
- Pavona chiriquiensis Glynn, Mate & Stemann, 2001
- Pavona clavus (Dana, 1846)
- Pavona clivosa Verrill
- Pavona danai Milne Edwards & Haime
- Pavona decussata (Dana, 1846)
- Pavona diffluens (Lamarck)
- Pavona dilatata Nemenzo & Montecillo, 1985
- Pavona diminuta Veron, 1990
- Pavona divaricata Lamarck, 1816
- Pavona duerdeni Scheer & Pillai, 1974
- Pavona explanulata (Lamarck, 1816)
- Pavona frondifera Lamarck, 1816
- Pavona gigantea Verrill, 1869
- Pavona lata Dana
- Pavona liliacea (Klunz)
- Pavona maldivensis (Gardiner, 1905)
- Pavona minor Brüggemann
- Pavona minuta Wells, 1954
- Pavona varians Verrill, 1864
- Pavona venosa (Ehrenberg, 1834)
- Pavona xarifae Scheer & Pillai, 1974
- Pavona yabei Pillai & Scheer, 1976
In the marine aquarium , the species of the genus Pavona are among the easiest hard corals to keep.
Web links
Commons : Pavona - collection of images, videos and audio files
- B. Hoeksema, (2014): Pavona Lamarck, 1801 in the World Register of Marine Species
- B. Hoeksema & L. van Ofwegen: genus Pavona at Indo-Malayan Reef Corals