Dr. John Edward Norwood "Charlie" Veron, Australien
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Favites micropentagonus Veron, 2000
Description: Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are pentagonal in shape and 3-4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. The paliform crown is clearly developed.
Color: Pale brown, sometimes with dark oral discs.
Habitat: Upper reef slopes.
Abundance: > Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are pentagonal in shape and 3-4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. The paliform crown is clearly developed.
Similar Species: Favites pentagona, which has larger but otherwise similar corallites. See also F. stylifera.
Basically, the identification of brain corals, especially the species Favites and Favia, is not easy, as is the case with many LPS species and even Acropora.
We are not always 100% sure of the classification ourselves, despite good reference works such as Veron or the AIMS website.
It is therefore always possible that a species is not 100% correctly identified.
However, it is safe to say that Favia and Favites can be recognized by the separate corallite walls.
Favia has separate corallite walls, Favites does not.
Care conditions for Favites species.
Light/placement: Medium - bottom to middle zone
Current: Medium to turbulent, but never direct!
Food: Supplementary feeding is not necessary, but is accepted.
Important note:
A distance to other corals should definitely be considered (entanglement by fighting tentacles)
Taxonomic note: This species was incorrectly synonymized with Favites flexuosa by Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977). Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Scheer and Pillai (1983, as Favites flexuosa). Additional identification guide: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991, as Favites flexuosa).
Synonym: Favites micropentagona Veron, 2000
Description: Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are pentagonal in shape and 3-4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. The paliform crown is clearly developed.
Color: Pale brown, sometimes with dark oral discs.
Habitat: Upper reef slopes.
Abundance: > Colonies are encrusting to submassive. Corallites are pentagonal in shape and 3-4 millimetres diameter. Septa are in two alternating cycles, with irregular teeth. The paliform crown is clearly developed.
Similar Species: Favites pentagona, which has larger but otherwise similar corallites. See also F. stylifera.
Basically, the identification of brain corals, especially the species Favites and Favia, is not easy, as is the case with many LPS species and even Acropora.
We are not always 100% sure of the classification ourselves, despite good reference works such as Veron or the AIMS website.
It is therefore always possible that a species is not 100% correctly identified.
However, it is safe to say that Favia and Favites can be recognized by the separate corallite walls.
Favia has separate corallite walls, Favites does not.
Care conditions for Favites species.
Light/placement: Medium - bottom to middle zone
Current: Medium to turbulent, but never direct!
Food: Supplementary feeding is not necessary, but is accepted.
Important note:
A distance to other corals should definitely be considered (entanglement by fighting tentacles)
Taxonomic note: This species was incorrectly synonymized with Favites flexuosa by Veron, Pichon and Wijsman-Best (1977). Source reference: Veron (2000). Taxonomic reference: Scheer and Pillai (1983, as Favites flexuosa). Additional identification guide: Sheppard and Sheppard (1991, as Favites flexuosa).
Synonym: Favites micropentagona Veron, 2000
