Husbandry
Yabe and Sugiyama, 1936
Similar Species: Goniastrea aspera and G. peresi, which have smaller corallites. See also Favites russelli, which is usually subplocoid, has smaller corallites, relatively irregular septa and smaller paliform lobes.
Synonyms:
Favia palauensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
Favites palauensis Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936
Goniastrea palauensis (Yabe & Sugiyama, 1936)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Cnidaria (Phylum) > Anthozoa (Class) > Hexacorallia (Subclass) > Scleractinia (Order) > Merulinidae (Family) > Coelastrea (Genus) > Coelastrea palauensis (Species)