Pavona duerdeni
| Pavona duerdeni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Scleractinia |
| Family: | Agariciidae |
| Genus: | Pavona |
| Species: | P. duerdeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Pavona duerdeni Sheppard, C.R.C., 1987
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Pavona duerdeni, the porkchop coral, 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pavona duerdeni". Australian Institute of Marine Science. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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