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Pavona gigantea Leaf Coral

Pavona giganteais commonly referred to as Leaf Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. David Arturo Paz García

From Corals of the World by Charlie Veron


Courtesy of the author Dr. David Arturo Paz García

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lexID:
10941 
AphiaID:
289201 
Scientific:
Pavona gigantea 
German:
Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Leaf Coral 
Category:
Stony Corals LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > gigantea (Species) 
Initial determination:
Verrill, 1869 
Occurrence:
Guadeloupe, El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), American Samoa, Clipperton Island, Columbia, Costa Rica, East Africa, Ecuador, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Honduras, Kiribati, Line Islands, Malaysia, Malpelo Island, Mexico (East Pacific), New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panama, Revillagigedo Islands, Samoa, South China Sea, USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
1 - 40 Meter 
Size:
up to 78.74" (200 cm) 
Temperature:
°F - 28,8 °F (°C - 28,8°C) 
Food:
Dissolved inorganic substances) f.e.NaCL,CA, Mag, K, I.P, Dissolved organic substances, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
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Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2017-07-31 13:21:28 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pavona gigantea are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pavona gigantea, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pavona gigantea, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

Info

Verrill, 1869

Very Special thanks for the first three photos of Pavona gigantea to Ryan McMinds, PHD-Student, Oregon State University.
Ryan McMinds supports the Global Coral Microbiome Proyect in Panama and has taken his photos of Pavona gigantea around the Isla de las Perlas, in Panama.
Pavona gigantea occurs in different colour from green, gray, or brown and is encrusting, plate-like or columnar with more widely spaced corallites.

From Corals of the World by Charlie Veron:
Characters: Colonies are massive. Corallites have thick walls and are well defined. Septo-costae are in two indistinct orders. Columellae are well developed. Tentacles are extended during the day giving colonies a furry appearance.

Colour: Green, grey and brown.

Similar Species: Pavona explanulata, which has similar corallite structures, but does not form massive colonies. See also Pavona decussata.

Habitat: Occurs on shallow protected rocky substrates.

Abundance: Uncommon.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > Pavona gigantea (Species)

Scientific paper

  1. Effect of light and zooplankton on skeletal δ13C values in the eastern Pacific corals Pavona clavus and Pavona gigantea, A. G. Grottoli; G. M. Wellington, 1999
  2. Reef coral reproduction in the eastern Pacific: Costa Rica, Panamá, and Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). III. Agariciidae (Pavona giganteaandGardineroseris planulata), P. W. Glynn; S. B. Colley; N. J. Gassman; K. Black; J. Cortés; J. L. Maté, 1996

External links

  1. Corals of the World by Charlie Veron (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Flickr Seite Ryan McMinds (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  3. Global Coral Microbiome Proyect (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  4. Homepage Keoki Stender, Marine Life Photographie (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  5. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  6. SeaLifeBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  7. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Isla de las Perlas, Panama, 1. Mai 2015
Foto: Isla de las Perlas, Panama, 1. Mai 2015
Foto: Isla de las Perlas, Panama, 1. Mai 2015

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