Marine Species Traits - Pavona clavus (Dana, 1846)

WoRMS taxon details

Pavona clavus (Dana, 1846)

AphiaID

207318 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207318)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Pavona Lamarck, 1801

Original name

Pavonia clavus Dana, 1846

Synonymised names

Agaricia clavus (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Lophoseris clavus (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Pavona (Pavona) clivosa (Verrill, 1869) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Pavona (Pseudocolumnastrea) galapagensis Durham & Barnard, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavona clivosa (Verrill, 1869) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavona galapagensis Durham & Barnard, 1952 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavona lilacea (Klunzinger, 1879) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavona liliacea (Klunzinger, 1879) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavona sphaeroidalis (Ortmann, 1889) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavonia clavus Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)

Pavonia clivosa Verrill, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Pavonia liliacea Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Siderastraea clava (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Siderastraea lilacea Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (misspelling)

Siderastrea clava (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination (misspelling)

Siderastrea clavus (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Siderastrea lilacea Klunzinger, 1879 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Siderastrea sphaeroidalis Ortmann, 1889 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Stylocoeniella paumotensis Chevalier, 1975 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Tichoseris clavus (Dana, 1846) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Pavonia clavus Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone

type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]

, Note Fiji (Veron, 1986).

Unreviewed

Type locality Fiji (Veron, 1986). [details]

Descriptive notes

Description The species has distinctive colonies which are basically massive, but with numerous club shaped or cylindrical, stout...

Description The species has distinctive colonies which are basically massive, but with numerous club shaped or cylindrical, stout columns. These columns divide, and are usually oval in cross-section, and then remain separate from adjacent columns. The typical, star shaped Pavona corallites are clearly visible in live corals, and like most Pavona, the corallite walls are thick, so the calices are well separated. The smooth edged septa cross the broad walls. This is common in the central Indian Ocean, and has been listed for the northern Red Sea, but if present, it is extremely rare there. The colonies commonly reach a metre high and a metre across. The living colour is usually brown or green (Sheppard, 1998).
Colonies are columnar or laminar, or both. Columns divide but do not anastomose. Corallites are thick-walled. Columellae are short or absent. Colour: uniform pale grey, cream or brown. Abundance: common on some shallow upper reef slopes exposed to currents, and may be dominant coral forming extensive monospecific stands (Veron, 1986).
Grows in plates or stout columns, or a combination of both. Colour: varies from pale grey or green to yellowish-brown. Habitat: shallow reefs with strong currents (Richmond, 1997) [details]

Taxonomic citation

Hoeksema, B. W.; Cairns, S. (2024). World List of Scleractinia. Pavona clavus (Dana, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207318 on 2024-12-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1996-10-25 16:33:43Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2000-09-28 07:24:50Z

changed

Garcia, Maria

2008-01-16 10:35:54Z

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van der Land, Jacob

2014-03-15 10:57:36Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2019-10-19 10:35:41Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-05-21 06:40:29Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

2022-06-02 18:50:41Z

changed

Hoeksema, Bert

Licensing

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original description (of Siderastrea sphaeroidalis Ortmann, 1889) Ortmann, A. (1889). Beobachtungen an Steinkorallen von der Südküste Ceylons. Zoologische Jahrbüchern, Abteilung für Systematik, Biologie und Biogeographie der Tiere. 4: 493-590, pls. 11-17. [details]

original description (of Pavonia clivosa Verrill, 1869) Verrill, A. E. (1869). On New and imperfectly known Echinoderms and Corals. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural HIstory. 12: 381-391., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9494023#page/389/mode/1up [details]

original description (of Siderastrea lilacea Klunzinger, 1879) Klunzinger CB. (1879). Die Korallthiere des Rothen Meeres, 3. Theil: Die Steinkorallen. Zweiter Abschnitt: Die Asteraeaceen und Fungiaceen. 1-100, pls. 1-10. Gutmann, Berlin. [details]

original description (of Pavona (Pseudocolumnastrea) galapagensis Durham & Barnard, 1952) Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. [details]

original description (of Pavona galapagensis Durham & Barnard, 1952) Durham JW, Barnard JL (1952) Stony corals of the Eastern Pacific collected by the Velero III and Velero IV. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 16: 1-110, pls. 1-16. [details]

original description (of Pavonia clavus Dana, 1846) Dana, J.D. (1846-1849). Zoophytes. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838-1842. Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia. 7: 1-740, 61 pls. (1846: 1-120, 709-720; 1848: 121-708, 721-740; 1849: atlas pls. 1-61)., available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/digitalcollections/usexex/navigation/ScientificText/USExEx19_08select.cfm [details]

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