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Flat lobe coral
Pavona duerdeni
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 207315, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Flat lobe coral
- Scientific
- Pavona duerdeni
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Hard corals
- Depth and habitat
- Reef-associated, recorded from 0 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- EN · EndangeredEndangered (EN), assessed 2023CITES Appendix II
Description
A massive coral that forms rounded mounds or flattened, upright lobes, with tiny, star-like cups evenly spread across a smooth surface. Colonies are usually cream, brown or greyish and grow on reef slopes and in lagoons.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=3); literature records via OBIS (IndOBIS); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Pavona-duerdeni.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207315
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pavona_duerdeni.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.