Taxon name selected

Pavona maldivensis (Gardiner, 1905)

Status

Valid species

Target Taxon

Pavona maldivensis (Gardiner, 1905)

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Authority reference(s):

Gardiner, J.S. (1905b ). Madreporaria. Parts III (Fungida) and IV (Turbinolidae), in Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press), II & Supplements I & II:933-957, pls. 89-93. (For species details see pp. 935-936 and Plate LXXXIX, Figs. 1-3)

Taxonomic note: See Veron and Pichon (1980) for the history of this name

Taxonomic reference(s):

Veron, J.E.N. and Pichon, M. (1980). Scleractinia of eastern Australia. Part III. Families Agariciidae, Siderastreidae, Fungiidae, Oculinidae, Merulinidae, Mussidae, Pectiniidae, Caryophylliidae, Dendrophylliidae. (Townsville, Australia: Australian Institute of Marine Science), 4:1-422.

Veron, J.E.N. (2000a). Corals of the World. Townsville: Australian Institute of Marine Science. Volumes 1-3. 1410pp.

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