species: Pavona clavus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Pavona clavus


©Anne: Top of an enormous Pavona clavus colony or group of colonies at No Name Reef. It is at least 20 m in diameter and it covers the reef slope from deeper than 20 metres to its top at about 8 metres.

©Anne: Part of an enormous Pavona clavus colony or group of colonies at No Name Reef. Columnar or club-shaped growth form is distinctive.

©Anne: Close-up of Pavona clavus at No Name Reef.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Cnidaria
Class Anthozoa
Order Scleractinia
Family Agariciidae
Genus Pavona
Species Pavona clavus

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Comments

Russell Kelley has seen a "gargantuan" stand of Pavona clavus at Carter Reef.

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Not known from the Lizard Island Group
  • Outer reefs near Lizard Island: Uncommon but conspicous where present

Web resources

References

  • Veron, J.E.N. (2000). Corals of the World Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville.