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Pavona gigantea in life
In life — photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Alberto Alcalá, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alberto Alcalá
BPBM 816Invertebrate Zoology

Pavona gigantea

As recorded: Pavona gigantea (Verrill, 1869)

Animalia › Cnidaria › Anthozoa › Scleractinia › Agariciidae

Collected by
J. Maragos
Locality
lagoon reef; near pass
Island
Kanton Island
Region
Kiribati
Depth
3 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
13 Bishop specimens of Pavona giganteaSpecies page ›

Pavona gigantea observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 287 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-06.

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Galapagos, EC

(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Galapagos, EC

(c) Billy Bensted-Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-09-17

2026-09-17

Punta Diablo Islote

(c) Alejandro Hernández Morales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-07-07

2026-07-07

MX

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

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-06-26

2026-06-26

North Seymour

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

Pavona gigantea observed 2026-06-06

2026-06-06

San Cristóbal, EC-GA, EC

(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Pavona gigantea. BPBM 816. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 94348534. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/sc/816.

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