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Maldive Coral

Pavona maldivensis

Classification

Pavona maldivensis is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Agariciidae. It is found on shallow reef slopes, particularly those with strong wave action, and on vertical surfaces, in tropical parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Description Pavona maldivensis can be encrusting or massive, or a mixture of the two, and can form clumps over a metre in diameter, although colonies smaller than 30 cm (12 in) across are more usual.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 17France · 13