Coral Description
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia >> Phylum: Cnidaria >> Class: Anthozoa >> Order: Scleractinia >> Family: Agariciidae
Appearance:
- Growth form is columnar, thin horizontal plate, encrusting or a mixture of these
- Columns normally common when wave action strong, plating in sheltered areas
Colour: Usually grey or brown, dark or pale
Corallites:
- Interconnected and Mixed sizes
- Circular
- Plocoid (have own walls)
Similar species: This species should not be confused with any other
Habitat: Shallow areas with strong wave action, also deeper on reef walls or in caves
Pavona maldivensis coral column and encrusting growth
Column and encrusting
Pavona maldivensis column fragment
Column fragment
Pavona maldivensis coral skeleton
Coral skeleton
Pavona maldivensis skeleton corallite detail
Corallite detail
Pavona maldivensis coral fluorescence
Coral fluorescence
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