Pavona clavus (common name shoulder blade coral) is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Agariciidae. It is a widespread but uncommon species known from the Indo-Pacific region, the South China Sea, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. A P. clavus colony in the Solomon Islands is considered to be the world's largest known coral.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Shoulderblade Coral being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Goniastrea stelligera
- Psammocora haimiana
- Pavona duerdeni
- Porites lobata
- Porites evermanni
- Pavona maldivensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Scleractinia
- Family
- Agariciidae
- Genus
- Pavona
- Species
- Pavona clavus
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