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Family
Agariciidae
INDO-PACIFIC
Pavona decussata
INTERLOCKING PAVONA
Common on shallow reefs exposed to wave action. Forms stands of
interlocking leafy blades, deep star-shaped calices often in rows.
Golden brown. Pavona frondifera
is smaller and highly contorted. Indo-Pacific excluding Hawaii.
All coral skeletons illustrated
are from scientific collections taken prior to 1998.
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