Favites [Gardineroseris]

Description

Favites-type corals (often grouped under Gardineroseris) are sturdy, rounded or boulder-like corals with a maze of small, tightly packed corallites. Underwater, they can appear as thick, living “mounds” that shelter tiny reef fish and invertebrates.

Species

Gardineroseris Planulata

Gardineroseris planulata

Gardineroseris pavonoides

Gardineroseris pavonoides

Taxonomy