Favia pallida

Favia pallida

Taxonomical systematics

Scientific name

Favia pallida (Dana, 1846)

Common names

Moon Coral,

Genus

Family

Faviidae

Order

Scleractinia

Subclass

Zoantharia

Class

Anthozoa

Phylum

Cnidaria

Local ecology

Distribution

Oceania, Tropical Western Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, Northern and Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea.

Biological characteristics

 

Small colony of Favia pallida in the aquarium.