Porkchop coral

Pavona duerdeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Agariciidae
Genus: Pavona
Species: P. duerdeni
Binomial name
Pavona duerdeni
Sheppard, C.R.C., 1987

The porkchop coral, Pavona duerdeni, is a coral that forms clusters of cream-colored lobes or discs.[1] They grow in large colonies divided into ridges or hillocks. They make up some of the largest colonies of corals, and have a slow growth rate, as indicated by their dense skeletons. Their smooth appearance is due to their small corallites.[2]

References

  1. Fenner, Douglas. 2005. Corals of Hawaii: A field guide to the hard, black, and soft corals of Hawaii and the Northwest Hawaiian Islands, including Midway.
  2. "Pavona duerdeni". Australian Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 2013-05-14.

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