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Pavona in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) budak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by budak
BPBM 1914Invertebrate Zoology

Pavona

As recorded: Pavona Lamarck, 1801

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Agariciidae

Collected by
D.M. Devaney
Locality
Tahiti
Island
Tahiti
Region
French Polynesia
Depth
8 m
Identified by
J.E. Maragos, November 1981James Maragos →6 November →
Record type
Preserved specimen
38 Bishop specimens of PavonaSpecies page ›

Pavona observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,511 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

Pavona observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Duba Saudi Arabia

(c) Sol Yoder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Moso, Vanuatu

(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pavona observed 2026-10-10

2026-10-10

(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Pavona observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

(c) Dwi Puspitasari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Pavona. BPBM 1914. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94347794. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/1914.

Record sources