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Pavona frondifera Leaf Coral

Pavona frondifera is commonly referred to as Leaf Coral. Difficulty in the aquarium: Mediamente facile. A aquarium size of at least 150 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien

Pavona frondifera. Madagascar. Adjacent colonies of P. cactus (left) and P. frondifera (right).. Photograph: Charlie Veron.


Courtesy of the author Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien . Please visit www.coralsoftheworld.org for more information.

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lexID:
585 
AphiaID:
207307 
Scientific:
Pavona frondifera 
German:
Kaktrus Koralle, Großpolypige Steinkoralle 
English:
Leaf Coral 
Category:
Coralli duri LPS 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Scleractinia (Order) > Agariciidae (Family) > Pavona (Genus) > frondifera (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Lamarck, ), 1816 
Occurrence:
Madagascar, Philippines, Thailand 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
3 - 15 Meter 
Habitats:
Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
up to 9.84" (25 cm) 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 
Food:
Plankton, Zooxanthellae / Light 
Tank:
33 gal (~ 150L)  
Difficulty:
Mediamente facile 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Appendix II ((commercial trade possible after a safety assessment by the exporting country)) 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2026-03-24 11:15:34 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Pavona frondifera are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Pavona frondifera, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Pavona frondifera, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Pavona frondifera (Lamarck, 1816)

Similar Species: Pavona danai, which has less development of fronds and larger, deeper corallites which tend to align vertically, not parallel to margins. Pavona cactus has smaller, shallower corallites.

Synonymised names
Lophoseris frondifera (Lamarck, 1816) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Pavonia frondifera Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > superseded combination (basionym)
Pavonia frondifera var. brevicristata Dana, 1846 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

External links

  1. Corals of the World (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2026.

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Pavona frondifera. Madagascar. Adjacent colonies of P. cactus (left) and P. frondifera (right).. Photograph: Charlie Veron.
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Pavona frondifera,North Pacific Ocean, TH 2026
Pavona frondifera,North Pacific Ocean, TH 2026

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