Pavona bipartita [SEP] IUCN conservation status
and vertical surfaces, at depths down to about .
Status.
The conservation status of "Pavona bipartita" has been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as being "vulnerable". The population trend is unknown, but this coral is susceptible to bleaching, and it is likely that the number of mature colonies is decreasing as a result of destruction of its reef habitats.
Pavona bipartita
Pavona bipartita, sometimes known as leaf coral, is a species of colonial stony coral in the family Agariciidae. It is found in shallow water, on reef slopes and on vertical surfaces, in tropical parts of the western and central Indo-Pacific region.
Description.
Colonies of "Pavona bipartita" are either submassive or encrusting, and can be a metre (yard) across. The corallites are shallow depressions with poorly defined walls. They are evenly distributed over the undulating surface of the colony,