Pavona varians

Corrugated Coral

As recorded: Pavona varians (Verrill, 1864)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Agariciidae

Collected by: Cooke and DuerdenC.H. Cooke {=Clarence H. Cooke Jr. →J.E. Duerden →
Locality: Waikiki
Island: Oʻahu
Region: United States
Identified by: Vaughan
Record type: Preserved specimen

Pavona varians observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 601 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22

Seram Bagian Timur, ID-MA, ID

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

2026-10-07

Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

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

2026-10-07

Central Maluku Regency, Maluku, Indonesia

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

2026-09-13

Guam, 66010

(c) Ashton Williams, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-08-27

Hilo, HI 96720, USA

(c) Susie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22

Алиф-Алиф, Мальдивы

(c) Nikita Tiunov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Pavona varians. BPBM 549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94336588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/549.