Pavona diffluens (Lamarck, 1816)

Samiei, Jahangir Vajed, Dab, Koosha, Ghezellou, Parviz & Shirvani, Arash, 2013, Some scleractinian corals (Scleractinia: Anthozoa) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf, Zootaxa 3636 (1), pp. 101-143 : 112

Pavona diffluens (Lamarck, 1816)

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Material: ZUTC Cnid. 1008, colony fragment, Larak Island, 26° 53' 0.7" N, 56° 20' 51.3" E, Coll. J. Vajed Samiei, November 2010.

Identification guide: Veron (2000)

Notes for local identification: Colonies are dark brown. The coenostial holes are less visible than in P. decussata . The style or pillar shaped columellae are prominent.

Abundance: Rare.

Depth of occurrence: About 3 m.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Pavona diffluens, a, exoskeleton; b – c, close ups of corallites; d, underwater photograph of polyps.