Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien
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“From Veron, J.E.N. Corals of the World.”
Vaughan, 1907
Description: Colonies are massive and divided into parallel or irregular ridges or hillocks. They form some of the largest massive colonies of all corals, yet skeletons are dense indicating a slow growth rate. Corallites are small, giving colonies a smooth appearance. They have strongly alternating septo-costae.
Color: Usually uniform grey, sometimes brown.
Habitat: Most reef environments and forms large colonies on horizontal shallow substrates.
Abundance: Uncommon but conspicuous. Rare in the Red Sea.
Similar Species: Corallites are like Pavona clavus but smaller, with more exsert primary septo-costae. See also P. minuta.
Vaughan, 1907
Description: Colonies are massive and divided into parallel or irregular ridges or hillocks. They form some of the largest massive colonies of all corals, yet skeletons are dense indicating a slow growth rate. Corallites are small, giving colonies a smooth appearance. They have strongly alternating septo-costae.
Color: Usually uniform grey, sometimes brown.
Habitat: Most reef environments and forms large colonies on horizontal shallow substrates.
Abundance: Uncommon but conspicuous. Rare in the Red Sea.
Similar Species: Corallites are like Pavona clavus but smaller, with more exsert primary septo-costae. See also P. minuta.
